waaier

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From waaien +‎ -er.

Pronunciation[edit]

Audio (file)

Noun[edit]

waaier m (plural waaiers, diminutive waaiertje n)

hand-held fan (used for cooling oneself)
something resembling the shape of a fan

Derived terms[edit]

uitwaaieren

Descendants[edit]

Negerhollands: wajer
→ Lokono: warhiwarhi
→ Russian: веер (vejer)

See also[edit]

ventilator (“electrical fan”)

Verb[edit]

waaier

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

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