jurk
Dutch
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly shortened from earlier *jurreken (compare English jerkin), assimilated from *jurneken, from Middle Dutch jo(u)rney, journede (“surcoat”), from Old French journée, formed from jor (“day (of the tournament)”), with the suffix -ade (“at, from or before”).
In the sense 'clothing' first found in 1691. In the 19th century the meaning shifted from children's to women's clothing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jʏrk/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: jurk
- Rhymes: -ʏrk
Noun
jurk f (plural jurken, diminutive jurkje n)
- (Netherlands) dress
- Synonym: japon
Synonyms
- (dress): kleedje (Belgium)
Derived terms
- avondjurk
- baljurk
- doopjurk
- grapjurk
- kinderjurk
- morsjurk
- onderjurk
- overjurk
- scheurjurk
- soepjurk
- trouwjurk
- zomerjurk
Descendants
- → Indonesian: jurk
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch jurk.
Noun
jurk (first-person possessive jurkku, second-person possessive jurkmu, third-person possessive jurknya)
- dress
Further reading
- “jurk” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.