dommekracht
Dutch
Etymology
Compound of dom (“nave”, related to duim (“thumb”)) + -e- + kracht.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌdɔ.məˈkrɑxt/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: dom‧me‧kracht
Noun
dommekracht f (plural dommekrachten, diminutive dommekrachtje n)
- a jack suited for lifting heavy loads
- (derogatory) dumb strong person, similar to gorilla
Synonyms
- duimkracht
- keldervijs
- kelderwinde
- kelderwind
Descendants
- → Caribbean Javanese: dhongkrah
- → Indonesian: dongkrak
- → Petjo: dongkrak
References
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010) Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute