kanker
See also: kanker-
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch kanker, from Middle Dutch canker, from Latin cancer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkaŋ.kər/
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Noun
kanker (plural kankers)
- cancer
Derived terms
- kankerbos
- maagkanker
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑŋ.kər/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: kan‧ker
- Rhymes: -ɑŋkər
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch canker, from Latin cancer.
Noun
kanker m (plural kankers, diminutive kankertje n)
- (medicine, oncology) cancer
- (figurative) cancer, something harmful that festers and spreads elsewhere
Derived terms
- alvleesklierkanker
- baarmoederhalskanker
- baarmoederkanker
- bloedkanker
- borstkanker
- botkanker
- darmkanker
- huidkanker
- kankergezwel
- kankerstaaf
- kinderkanker
- leverkanker
- longkanker
- maagkanker
- nierkanker
- peniskanker
- prostaatkanker
- teelbalkanker
- vulvakanker
Descendants
- Afrikaans: kanker
- → Caribbean Javanese: kangker
- → Malay: kanker
- → Indonesian: kanker
- → Minangkabau: kangker
- → Papiamentu: kanker
Interjection
kanker
- (potentially offensive, vulgar) An expression of anger, annoyance, etc. damn, fuck
See also
- kanker-
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
kanker
- first-person singular present indicative of kankeren
- imperative of kankeren
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay kanker from Dutch kanker (“cancer”), from Middle Dutch canker, from New Latin cancer. Cognate of Afrikaans kanker. Doublet of Kanser.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (standard) [ˈkan.kər], (assimilated, Dutch-influenced) [ˈkaŋ.kər]
- Hyphenation: kan‧kêr
Noun
kankêr (plural kanker-kanker, first-person possessive kankerku, second-person possessive kankermu, third-person possessive kankernya)
- (oncology) cancer (disease of uncontrolled cellular proliferation).
Alternative forms
- کنسر (kanser) (Malaysia, Singapore)
Synonyms
- باره (barah) (Standard Malay)
- keganasan
Further reading
- “kanker” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
From Dutch kanker (“cancer”), from Middle Dutch canker, from New Latin cancer.
Noun
kanker (Jawi spelling کنکر, plural kanker-kanker, informal 1st possessive kankerku, 2nd possessive kankermu, 3rd possessive kankernya)
- (oncology) (Riau, Sumatra) cancer, disease of uncontrolled cellular proliferation.
- Synonyms: barah, kanser
- canker, plant disease marked by gradual decay
Alternative forms
- kanser (Malaysia, Singapore)
Further reading
- “kanker” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.