handschoen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hantschoe. Equivalent to hand +‎ schoen (“shoe, cover”).

Compare German Handschuh.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɑnt.sxun/
  • handschoen(file)
  • Hyphenation: hand‧schoen

Noun

handschoen m (plural handschoenen, diminutive handschoentje n)

  1. glove (item of clothing)
    Hyponym: want

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: handskoen
    • → Sotho: hanskunu
  • Negerhollands: hansko, hantskuen
  • → Indonesian: handschoen
  • → Indonesian: sarung tangan (calque)
  • → Papiamentu: hanskun, handschoen

See also

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch handschoen, from Middle Dutch hantschoe.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /han.s(ə)kʊn/, /hant̚skʊn/

Noun

handschoen (plural handschoen-handschoen, first-person possessive handschoenku, second-person possessive handschoenmu, third-person possessive handschoennya)

  1. (medicine) gloves
    Synonym: sarung tangan
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