spalk

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch spalke. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spɑlk/

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• Hyphenation: spalk
• Rhymes: -ɑlk

Noun

spalk f (plural spalken, diminutive spalkje n)

1. splint (supportive and immobilising device)

Derived terms

• draadspalk

Descendants

• Afrikaans: spalk
• → Indonesian: spalk
• → Papiamentu: spalk

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch spalk (“splint”), from Middle Dutch spalke.

Noun

spalk (first-person possessive spalkku, second-person possessive spalkmu, third-person possessive spalknya)

1. splint (supportive and immobilising device)

   Synonym: bidai

   pasang spalk (bidai) ― put the splint.