suiker
Afrikaans
editEtymology
editFrom Dutch suiker, from Middle Dutch suicker, suker, a borrowing from Old French çucre (circa 13th cent), from Old Italian zucchero, from Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar), from Persian شکر (šakar), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground or candied sugar", originally "grit, gravel”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (“gravel, boulder”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsuiker (plural suikers)
Derived terms
editDescendants
editDutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch suicker, suker, a borrowing from Old French çucre (circa 13th cent), from Old Italian zucchero, from Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar), from Persian شکر (šakar), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground or candied sugar", originally "grit, gravel”). Akin to Ancient Greek κρόκη (krókē, “pebble”). Cognates include Czech cukr and German Zucker.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsuiker m (plural suikers, diminutive suikertje n)
Derived terms
edit- basterdsuiker
- bloedsuiker
- borstsuiker
- broodsuiker
- bruine suiker
- druivensuiker
- kandijsuiker
- kristalsuiker
- melksuiker
- moutsuiker
- ontsuikeren
- pissuiker
- poedersuiker
- rietsuiker
- suikerbeest
- suikerbiet
- suikerboon
- suikerbrood
- suikergast
- suikergoed
- suikerklont
- suikermeloen
- suikermoei
- suikeroom
- suikerplantage
- suikerplanter
- suikerpot
- suikerriet
- suikerspin
- suikertante
- suikerwater
- suikerziekte
- vanillesuiker
Descendants
edit- Afrikaans: suiker
- Berbice Creole Dutch: sikri
- Negerhollands: sukker, schukker, suku
- Skepi Creole Dutch: sukuru
- → Aukan: sukuu
- → Munsee: shóokal
- → Papiamentu: panseiku
- → Saramaccan: súki
- → Sranan Tongo: sukru, suiker
- → Unami: shukël (or from English)
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- Rhymes:Dutch/œy̯kər
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