skêr

See also: sker and skèr

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch schaar, perhaps from the variant scheer, from Middle Dutch scare, schere, from Old Dutch *skāri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skɛːr/, [skɛ̞ːɾ]

• Audio:

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Noun

skêr (plural skêre)

1. scissors

Descendants

• → Fanagalo: sker
• → Kalanga: ikero
• → Sotho: sekere
• → Xhosa: isikere
• → Zulu: sikelo

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.