Windhoek

Windhoek

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans/Dutch Windhoek, from wind (“wind”) +‎ hoek (“corner, angle”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈwɪndhʊk/, /ˈvɪndhʊk/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈwɪndhʊk/

Proper noun

Windhoek

1. A city, the capital city of Namibia.

Translations

capital of Namibia

Afrikaans: Windhoek Arabic: وِينْدْهُوك‎ m (windhūk) Armenian: Վինդհուկ (Vindhuk) Azerbaijani: Vindhuk Chinese: Mandarin: 溫得和克／温得和克 (zh) (Wēndéhékè) Danish: Windhoek n Dutch: Windhoek (nl) n Finnish: Windhoek (fi) French: Windhoek (fr) f Galician: Windhoek (gl) f German: Windhuk (de) n, Windhoek (de) n Greek: Βίντχουκ n (Víntchouk) Herero: Otjomuise Hungarian: Windhoek (hu) Japanese: ウィントフック (Wintofukku), ヴィントフック (Vintofukku) Kabiyé: (please verify) Findɔkɩ Khmer: (please verify) វីនដុក (km) (viindok) Khoekhoe: ǀAiǁGams Korean: (South Korea) 빈트후크 (Binteuhukeu), (North Korea) 윈드후크 (ko) (Windeuhukeu) Polish: Windhuk (pl) n Portuguese: Windhoek (pt) f Romanian: Windhoek (ro) n Russian: Ви́ндхук m (Víndxuk) Spanish: Vinjuc f, Windhoek (es) f Swahili: Windhoek Swedish: Windhoek (sv) n Ukrainian: Ві́ндгук m (Víndhuk) Vietnamese: Vin-hớc West Frisian: Wynhoeke

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Dutch

Etymology

From wind (“wind”) +‎ hoek (“corner, angle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʋɪnt.ɦuk]

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Proper noun

Windhoek n

1. Windhoek (a city, the capital city of Namibia)

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Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Afrikaans and Dutch Windhoek, from wind (“wind”) +‎ hoek (“corner, angle”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvĩd.ʁuk/ [ˈvĩd.huk]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvĩd.ʁuk/ [ˈvĩd.huk]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈvĩd.ʁuk/ [ˈvĩd.χuk]

Proper noun

Windhoek

1. Windhoek (a city, the capital city of Namibia)

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Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvindɦuk]

Proper noun

Windhoek m (genitive singular Windhoeku)

1. Windhoek (the capital of Namibia)

References

• Windhoek in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

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Spanish

Proper noun

Windhoek f

1. Windhoek (a city, the capital city of Namibia)

Derived terms

• windhoekense (informal demonym)