trui

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch troye, from Middle Low German troie, troige, possibly from Old Norse treyja (“sleeveless jacket”) or from Latin troga (“horsehair monk's garment”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /trœy̯/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: trui
• Rhymes: -œy̯

Noun

trui f (plural truien, diminutive truitje n)

1. jumper, sweater

   Synonym: pull

2. (Suriname) T-shirt
   • 2023, Scrappy W (lyrics and music), “Onze Pastor”:

     Kom in de kamer Vincent, 'k neem een drankje met je / Wees niet bang, voel je vrij, doe een praatje met me / Wat in m'n huis gebeurd, zal nooit niet uitlekken / Het wordt nu warm hier, zal ik je trui uittrekken?

     Come into the room Vincent, I'll have a drink with you / Don't be afraid, just feel free, have a chat with me / What happens in my house, will never ever come out / It's getting hot in here now, shall I take off your shirt?

Derived terms

• bolletjestrui
• coltrui
• een bruine trui breien
• naveltrui

Descendants

• Afrikaans: trui
• → West Frisian: trui

Anagrams

• ruit

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Middle Vietnamese blui. Compare lùi.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈuj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʈuj˧˧]

Verb

trui • (焠, 淬, 碎)

1. (obsolete as a free morpheme, now only in compounds) to temper, to anneal

   trui rèn ― to forge and temper > to forge

2. (obsolete as a free morpheme, now only in compounds) to grill on burning charcoal

   cá lóc nướng trui ― grilled snakehead

West Frisian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch trui, from Middle Dutch troye, from Middle Low German troie.

Noun

trui c (plural truien, diminutive truike or truitsje)

1. sweater

Further reading

• “trui”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011