kaffer

See also: Käffer

Afrikaans

Etymology

Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “infidel”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkafər/

Noun

kaffer (plural kaffers)

1. (originally) An infidel from the Muslim viewpoint
2. (offensive) A black person, notably a (Southern African) Bantu.

Synonyms

• kaffir

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Danish

Noun

kaffer c

1. (deprecated template usage) indefinite plural of kaffe

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Dutch

Etymology

From Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “infidel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑ.fər/
• Rhymes: -ɑfər

Noun

kaffer m (plural kaffers, diminutive kaffertje n)

1. (originally) An infidel from the Muslim viewpoint
2. (offensive) A black person, notably a (Southern African) Bantu.
3. (offensive) A stupid person, numskull

Synonyms

• (black person): neger, zwarte, nikker
• (stupid person): (steen)ezel m, uilskuiken n

Derived terms

• kafferlelie
• uitkafferen

Descendants

• → English: kaffir (or from another European language)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “infidel”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaf.fer/, [ˈkɑf.fəɾ]

Noun

kaffer m (definite singular kafferen, indefinite plural kaffere, definite plural kafferne)

1. An archaic name for an African Bantu; a member of any ethnic group that speaks a Bantu language
2. (derogatory) Any black person

Synonyms

• (speaker of any Bantu language): bantu
• (derogatory name for black person): neger, nigger, svarting

References

• “kaffer” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Vilamovian

Etymology

From Middle High German gaffer.

Noun

kaffer m

1. camphor