kooi
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch kooi (“cage; bunk”), from Middle Dutch coye, ultimately from Latin cavea.
Pronunciation
Noun
kooi (plural kooie, diminutive kooitjie)
See also
Dutch
Alternative forms
- kouw (dialectal)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch coye, ultimately from Latin cavea.
Pronunciation
Noun
kooi f (plural kooien, diminutive kooitje n)
- cage
- Zij houdt kanaries samen met haar man in een kooi.
- She keeps canaries in a cage together with her husband.
- (nautical) bunk
- De visser lag al in zijn kooi.
- The fisherman was already lying in his bunk.
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: kooi
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