sjouwer

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• Schowwer (Eupen)
• Scholder (Krefeld)
• schoër, skoër (West Limburgish)
• schouwer (West Limburgish, North Limburgish, and some Central Limburgish dialects)
• schouver, sjouver (some Central Limburgish dialects)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schouder, from Old Dutch *sculdero, from Proto-West Germanic *skuldru.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɔu̯.əʀ/, (western dialects) /ˈʃɔw.əʀ/
• IPA^(key): (Maastrichtian) [ˈʃɔːu̯˨.əʀ]

Noun

sjouwer f (plural sjouwere or sjouwers or sjouwersj, diminutive sjuierke or sjuiwerke or sjuiersje)

1. (widespread variant, especially in Dutch Limburg) shoulder

   Synonym: (Bilzen, Tongeren, and Kinrooi) assel