boodschap

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bodescap, from Old Dutch *bodaskap, from Proto-West Germanic *bodaskapi. Equivalent to bode +‎ -schap.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈboːtsxɑp/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: bood‧schap

Noun

boodschap f (plural boodschappen, diminutive boodschapje n)

  1. message
  2. errand

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: boodskap
  • Negerhollands: boodskap, boskap
  • → Caribbean Javanese: boskap
  • → Sranan Tongo: boskopu
    • Aukan: bosikopu
    • Saramaccan: bosikópu
    • → Lokono: boskopo
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