kanker

See also: kanker-

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch kanker, from Middle Dutch canker, from Latin cancer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaŋ.kər/

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Noun

kanker (plural kankers)

1. cancer

Derived terms

• kankerbos
• maagkanker

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑŋ.kər/

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• Hyphenation: kan‧ker
• Rhymes: -ɑŋkər

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch canker, from Latin cancer.

Noun

kanker m (plural kankers, diminutive kankertje n)

1. (medicine, oncology) cancer
2. (offensive intensifier) Something incredibly bad, poor or annoying

Derived terms

• alvleesklierkanker
• baarmoederhalskanker
• baarmoederkanker
• bloedkanker
• borstkanker
• botkanker
• darmkanker
• huidkanker
• kankergezwel
• kankerstaaf
• kinderkanker
• leverkanker
• longkanker
• maagkanker
• nierkanker
• peniskanker
• prostaatkanker
• teelbalkanker
• vulvakanker

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: kanker
• → Indonesian: kanker

Interjection

kanker

1. (potentially offensive, vulgar) An expression of anger, annoyance, etc. damn, fuck

See also

• kanker-

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

kanker

1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of kankeren
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of kankeren

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch kanker (“cancer”), from Middle Dutch canker, from New Latin cancer. Cognate of Afrikaans kanker. Doublet of Kanser.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkan.kər]
• Hyphenation: kan‧kêr

Noun

kanker (first-person possessive kankerku, second-person possessive kankermu, third-person possessive kankernya)

1. (medicine) cancer (disease of uncontrolled cellular proliferation).

Further reading

• “kanker” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.