suiker

Afrikaans

/ˈsœi̯.kər/

noun
Definitions
  • sugar

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch, Flemish suiker (sugar) inherited from Middle Dutch suicker derived from Old French çucre derived from Latin zuccarum derived from zucchero derived from Arabic سُكَّر derived from Persian شکر (sugar) derived from Sanskrit शर्करा (ground candied sugar, gravel, originally meaning grit, originally grit, grit, ground candied sugar originally grit, ground sugar) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (gravel, boulder).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱorkeh₂

Gloss

gravel, boulder

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

岩, 巌

Emoji

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