handhaaf

Afrikaans

Alternative forms
  • handhawe (dated)

Etymology

From Dutch handhaven, from Middle Dutch hanthaven, from Middle High German hanthaben, itself a calque from Old French maintenir, from Vulgar Latin manūteneō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɦant.ɦɑːf/

Verb

handhaaf (present handhaaf, present participle handhawende, past participle gehandhaaf)

  1. (transitive) to enforce, to maintain, to uphold

Derived terms
  • handhawing

Dutch

Pronunciation
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Verb

handhaaf

  1. inflection of handhaven:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative
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