Afrikaans edit

Etymology edit

From dialectal Dutch vullis, contraction of vuilnis, from Middle Dutch vuulnesse, from vuul (rotten) + -nesse, -nisse (-ness), whence Afrikaans vuil and -nis.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈfœləs/, /ˈfələs/

Noun edit

vullis (uncountable)

  1. rubbish; filth

Derived terms edit

Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈvʏ.ləs/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: vul‧lis

Noun edit

vullis n (uncountable)

  1. (dialectal) Alternative form of vuilnis
  2. (dialectal, colloquial) scum, trash, riffraff