parket

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch parket (“small enclosed space”), from Middle French parquet. Later meaning derive from French parquet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɑrˈkɛt/

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• Hyphenation: par‧ket
• Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

parket n (plural parketten, diminutive parketje n)

1. parquet (inlaid wooden floor)
2. parquet (the branch of the administrative government that handles prosecutions)
3. small confined space

Derived terms

• in een lastig parket zitten
• parkettegel
• parketvloer
• parketwacht
• parketwachter

 

Descendants

• → Indonesian: parket
• → Papiamentu: parkèt

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

parket

1. second-person plural subjunctive I of parken

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch parket, from French parquet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈparkɛt]
• Hyphenation: par‧kèt

Noun

parket or parkèt

1. parquet,
   1. the part of a theatre between the orchestra and the parquet circle.
   2. the branch of the administrative government that handles prosecutions.

Further reading

• “parket” 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.