dommekracht
Dutch
editEtymology
editCompound of dom (“nave”, related to duim (“thumb”)) + -e- + kracht.[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editdommekracht f (plural dommekrachten, diminutive dommekrachtje n)
- a jack suited for lifting heavy loads
- (derogatory) dumb strong person, similar to gorilla
Synonyms
editDescendants
edit- → Caribbean Javanese: dhongkrah
- → Indonesian: dongkrak
- → Petjo: dongkrak
- → Russian: домкрат (domkrat)
References
edit- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute