tjalk
English
editEtymology
editFrom Dutch.
Noun
edittjalk (plural tjalks)
- (historical) An old Dutch sailing barge with a round bow, leeboards and a gaff-rigged mast.
Dutch
editEtymology
editBorrowed from West Frisian tsjalk. Often considered a diminutive of an unattested Old Frisian cognate of kiel (“keel”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittjalk m or f (plural tjalken, diminutive tjalkje n)
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