hangmat

Afrikaans

/ˈɦaŋ.mat/

noun

Definitions

hammock

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch, Flemish hangmat derived from Spanish, Castilian hamaca (swing, hammock) derived from Taino *hamaka com from Afrikaans hang (hang) + Afrikaans mat (mat).

Origin

Afrikaans

mat

Gloss

mat

Concept

Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

hammock English
amaca Italian
hamak Dutch, Flemish
hangen Dutch, Flemish
hangmat Dutch, Flemish
mat Dutch, Flemish
hamac French
hamaca Spanish, Castilian
maca Portuguese
hamaca Catalan, Valencian
hang Afrikaans
mat Afrikaans
amaka Sranan Tongo
*hamaka Taino
hamaca Taino
*hamaka Proto-Arawakan

mat
hang