tjalk

English

Etymology

From Dutch.

Noun

tjalk (plural tjalks)

  1. (historical) An old Dutch sailing barge with a round bow, leeboards and a gaff-rigged mast.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from West Frisian tsjalk. Often considered a diminutive of an unattested Old Frisian cognate of kiel (“keel”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʃɑlk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: tjalk
  • Rhymes: -ɑlk

Noun

tjalk m or f (plural tjalken, diminutive tjalkje n)

  1. an old Dutch sailing barge with a round bow, leeboards and a gaff-rigged mast
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