Transvaal

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der.

Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t

Proto-Indo-European *-ónts

Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts

Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts

Proto-Italic *trāns

Proto-Italic *trāns-

Latin trans-bor.

English trans-

English Vaal

English Transvaal

From trans- + Vaal.

Pronunciation

• (General South African) IPA^(key): /tɹɑːnsˈvɑːl/

Proper noun

the Transvaal

1. A geographical region and former province (until 1994) of South Africa between the Vaal and Limpopo rivers.
   • 1988, Eddy Grant, “Gimme Hope Jo'anna”:

     Well Jo'anna she runs a country / She runs in Durban and the Transvaal

2. (historical) A former country in Southern Africa; the Transvaal "Boer republic" state from 1852 to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland's annexation of it in 1902.

   Synonym: South African Republic

Derived terms

• Transvaal daisy
• Transvaaler
• Transvaalian
• transvaalin

Related terms

• Vaalie

Translations

region of South Africa

• Afrikaans: Transvaal (af)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 德蘭士瓦 / 德兰士瓦 (Délánshìwǎ), 杜省 (Dùshěng)

• Danish: Transvaal
• Dutch: Transvaal (nl) m
• Korean: 트란스발 (teuranseubal)
• Lithuanian: Transvalis m
• Marathi: ट्रांसव्हाल (ṭrāusavhāl)
• Portuguese: Transvaal (pt) m
• Russian: Трансваа́ль m (Transvaálʹ)

Anagrams

• valsartan

Dutch

Etymology

From trans- +‎ Vaal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrɑns.faːl/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Trans‧vaal

Proper noun

Transvaal m or f

1. Transvaal (a geographical region and former province of South Africa)
2. (historical) Transvaal (a former country in Southern Africa)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃z.vaˈaw/ [tɾɐ̃z.vaˈaʊ̯], /tɾɐ̃zˈvaw/ [tɾɐ̃zˈvaʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃z.vaˈaw/ [tɾɐ̃z.vaˈaʊ̯], /tɾɐ̃zˈvaw/ [tɾɐ̃zˈvaʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃ʒ.vaˈaw/ [tɾɐ̃ʒ.vaˈaʊ̯], /tɾɐ̃ʒˈvaw/ [tɾɐ̃ʒˈvaʊ̯]

Proper noun

Transvaal m

1. Transvaal (a geographical region and former province of South Africa)
2. (historical) Transvaal (a former country in Southern Africa)

Derived terms

• transvaaliano