zakenman

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of zaak (“matter, affair, case”) +‎ -en- +‎ man (“man”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzaːkə(n)ˌmɑn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: za‧ken‧man

Noun

zakenman m (plural zakenlieden or zakenlui or zakenmannen, diminutive zakenmannetje n, feminine zakenvrouw)

  1. a businessman, a man in business, one involved in commercial enterprise

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: sakeman
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