dassie

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans dassie, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Dutch das (“badger”).

Noun

dassie (plural dassies)

1. A small, herbivorous mammal in the order Hyracoidea, the rock hyrax.

   The dassie is the closest living relative to the elephant.

Synonyms

• hyrax

Related terms

• dassiepis

Translations

rock hyrax

• Esperanto: prokaviulo
• French: daman (fr) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Polish: góralek przylądkowy (pl) m
• Swahili: pelele, kwanga (sw)

Anagrams

• A-sides, Daises, Desais, asides, daises, daïses

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Afrikaans

Etymology

Diminutive of das (“badger; hyrax”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈda.si/

Noun

dassie (plural dassies)

1. rock hyrax, dassie

   Synonym: klipdas

Derived terms

• dassiepis

Descendants

• → English: dassie