vark

See also: värk

Afrikaans

Alternative forms

Etymology

Backformation from Dutch varken (“pig”), either by reinterpreting the singular as a plural, or from the actual plural varkens by rebracketing it as vark + -ens. From Middle Dutch varken. Ultimately from an old diminutive derived from Proto-Germanic *farhaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fark/
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Noun

vark (plural varke, diminutive varkie)

  1. pig
    Synonym: ot

Derived terms
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