jurk

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Dutch[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Uncertain. Possibly shortened from earlier *jurreken (compare English jerkin), assimilated from *jurneken, from Middle Dutch jo(u)rney, journede (surcoat), from Old French journée, formed from jor (day (of the tournament)), with the suffix -ade (at, from or before).

In the sense 'clothing' first found in 1691. In the 19th century the meaning shifted from children's to women's clothing.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /jʏrk/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: jurk
  • Rhymes: -ʏrk

Noun[edit]

jurk f (plural jurken, diminutive jurkje n)

  1. (Netherlands) dress
    Synonym: japon

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Descendants[edit]

  • Indonesian: jurk

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch jurk.

Noun[edit]

jurk (first-person possessive jurkku, second-person possessive jurkmu, third-person possessive jurknya)

  1. dress

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