jurk

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.

• IPA^(key): /jʏrk/

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• Hyphenation: jurk
• Rhymes: -ʏrk

jurk f (plural jurken, diminutive jurkje n)

1. (Netherlands) dress

   Synonym: japon

• (dress): kleedje (Belgium)

• → Indonesian: jurk

From Dutch jurk.

jurk (plural jurk-jurk)

1. dress

• “jurk” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.