suiker

From 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”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈsœi̯.kər/

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suiker (plural suikers)

1. sugar

• suikerbeet
• suikerriet
• suikersiekte

• → Sotho: tswekere
• → Xhosa: iswekile

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”). Akin to Ancient Greek κρόκη (krókē, “pebble”). Cognates include Czech cukr and German Zucker.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsœy̯.kər/

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• Hyphenation: sui‧ker
• Rhymes: -œy̯kər

suiker m (plural suikers, diminutive suikertje n)

1. sugar

• Afrikaans: suiker
  • → Sotho: tswekere
  • → Xhosa: iswekile
• Berbice Creole Dutch: sikri
• Negerhollands: sukker, schukker, suku
  • → Virgin Islands Creole: suku, sukut (dated)
• Skepi Creole Dutch: sukuru
• → Aukan: sukuu
• → Munsee: shóokal
• → Papiamentu: panseiku
• → Saramaccan: súki
• → Sranan Tongo: sukru, suiker
  • → Lokono: shikarho
  • → Caribbean Hindustani: sukru
  • → Kari'na: sukuru, sukulu
• → Unami: shukël (or from English)

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