skêr

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch schaar, perhaps from the variant scheer, from Middle Dutch scare, schere, from Old Dutch *skāri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skɛːr/, [skɛ̞ːɾ]

Noun

skêr (plural skêre)

1. scissors

Descendants

• → Sotho: sekere
• → Xhosa: isikere

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.