broek
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch broek, from Middle Dutch broec, from Old Dutch *bruoc, from Proto-West Germanic *brōk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bruk/
Audio (file)
Noun
broek (plural broeke, diminutive broekie)
- A pair of trousers, pair of pants.
Derived terms
- onderbroek
Descendants
- → Chichewa: buluku
- → English: broekies
- → Fanagalo: bluk
- → Fwe: bù-rúkwè (via Lozi)
- → Kalanga: burukwi
- → Ndau: buruku (via an intermediary language)
- → Nsenga: buluku (via an intermediary language)
- → Shona: bhurukwa
- → Swazi: emabhulukwe
- → Tswana: borokgo
- → Tumbuka: buluku (via an intermediary language)
- → Xhosa: ibhulukhwe
- → Yao: buluku (via an intermediary language)
- → Zulu: ibhulukwe
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bruk/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: broek
- Homophone: Broek
- Rhymes: -uk
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch broec, from Old Dutch *bruoc, from Proto-West Germanic *brōk.
Noun
broek f (plural broeken, diminutive broekje n)
- A pair of trousers, pair of pants.
- Mijn broek is te lang.
- My trousers are too long.
- (chiefly diminutive) A pair of underpants or pants (underwear), bottom part of underwear or swimwear (especially for women).
Derived terms
Derived terms
- broeksband
- broekspijp
- broeksriem
- broekvent, broekie
- pak voor de broek
- platbroek
- uit de broek
- de broek dragen
- types of leg garment
Derived terms
- joggingbroek
- korte broek
- lange broek
- onderbroek
- pikbroek
- spijkerbroek
- tuinbroek
- zwembroek
Descendants
- Afrikaans: broek
- → Chichewa: buluku
- → English: broekies
- → Fanagalo: bluk
- → Fwe: bù-rúkwè (via Lozi)
- → Kalanga: burukwi
- → Ndau: buruku (via an intermediary language)
- → Nsenga: buluku (via an intermediary language)
- → Shona: bhurukwa
- → Swazi: emabhulukwe
- → Tswana: borokgo
- → Tumbuka: buluku (via an intermediary language)
- → Xhosa: ibhulukhwe
- → Yao: buluku (via an intermediary language)
- → Zulu: ibhulukwe
- Berbice Creole Dutch: bruku
- Negerhollands: broek, bruk
- → Akawaio: puuruukuu (via Skepi Creole Dutch)
- → Arawak: boróko
- → Kupang Malay: baruk, bruk
- → Munsee: pălóok
- → Papiamentu: bruki (from the diminutive)
- → Pemon: puuruukuu (via Skepi Creole Dutch)
- → Russian: брюки (brjuki)
- → Sranan Tongo: bruku
- → Aukan: buuku
- → Caribbean Hindustani: bruku
- → Galibi Carib: puruku, puluka
- → Saramaccan: buúku
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch broec, from Old Dutch *bruoc, from Proto-West Germanic *brōk.
Noun
broek n (plural broeken, diminutive broekje n)
- A marsh, wetland.
Derived terms
- Aan het Broek
- Abbenbroek
- Achterbroek
- Arnhemse Broek
- Asbroek
- Assebroek
- Babyloniënbroek
- Beemte-Broekland
- Bennebroek
- Benningbroek
- Berbroek
- Berenbroek
- Boddenbroek
- Bornerbroek
- Brammelerbroek
- Breedenbroek
- Breukelen
- Broek
- Broeke
- Broekeind
- Broekhem
- Broekheurne
- Broekhoek
- Broekhoven
- Broekhuizen
- Broek in Waterland
- Broekkant
- Broekland
- Broek op Langedijk
- Broeksittard
- Broekvelden
- Broekzele
- Broekzijde
- Brugakker
- Brussel
- Bulkemsbroek
- Cattenbroek
- Cellesbroek
- Deldenerbroek
- Deppenbroek
- Donkerbroek
- Essebroek
- Garderbroek
- Gebroek
- Geelbroek
- Geersbroek
- Grasbroek
- Grootebroek
- Hattemerbroek
- Hensbroek
- Het Broek
- Hoensbroek
- Holtenbroek
- Hoogbroek
- Huinerbroek
- Kallenbroek
- Kattenbroek
- Kootwijkerbroek
- Langbroek
- Leerbroek
- Lheebroek
- Lisserbroek
- Loosbroek
- Lutjebroek
- Maarssenbroek
- Mastenbroek
- Meelderbroek
- Meezenbroek
- Melsbroek
- Messelbroek
- Molenbroek
- Muggenbroek
- Muisbroek
- Nijbroek
- Noordbroek
- Okkenbroek
- Oldebroek
- Overbroek
- Padbroek
- Polsbroek
- Putbroek
- Randenbroek
- Rubroek
- Ruisbroek
- Schiebroek
- Schouwbroek
- 's-Heerenbroek
- Slibbroek
- Spanbroek
- Spilbroek
- Stabroek
- Swartbroek
- 't Broek
- Ubroek
- Vaartbroek
- Velserbroek
- Verrebroek
- Westbroek
- Westerbroek
- Willebroek
- Zuidbroek
- Zwartebroek
- Zwilbroek