Afrikaans–English dictionary

oranje

colour

oranjebruin

light brown to brownish orange colour

ou

of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time

oujongnooi

unmarried woman

owerste

ruler, one having mastery over others

paddavis

toad or frog larva

paddavissie

toad or frog larva

Palestina

geographic region

pan

body of water

pandemie

disease that affects a wide geographical area and a large proportion of the population

pannekoek

thin batter cake

paradoks

apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true

parasiet

(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism

Parys

capital of France

patroon

firearms package

pennieloos

utterly without money

perfek

containing no mistakes — see also flawless

perske

fruit

perskekleurig

colour

persoon

individual

piesang

fruit

piesangboom

plant

pil

small object for swallowing

pion

chess piece

plantsoort

group of plants or animals having similar appearance

plat

having no variations in altitude

pleister

to cover with plaster

poets bak

perform a joke on

portret

painting of a person

pous

head of the Roman Catholic Church

probleem

difficulty

pruim

fruit of Prunus domestica

pylinkvis

sea animal

pyltjie

symbol

pyn

ache or bodily suffering

pynappel

plant

pyp

rigid tube

raaklyn

in trigonometry

raaklyne

in trigonometry

radijs

plant Raphanus sativus var. sativus

rampokker

someone who treats others violently or roughly

ratel

sound

referensie

academic writing: identification of a source

reguit

direct, truthful, frank

republiek

a type of state

reuk

distinctive odour or smell

Riaad

capital of Saudi Arabia

riemrukker

person who masturbates

risiko

possible, usually negative, outcome

robyn

type of gem

roer

rod or rope

rol

to press or level with a roller

rolprent

motion picture

Romeinse Ryk

empire

rooi

having red as its colour

room

colour

roos

flower

ruik

sense with nose

ryk

having wealth

saal

seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal

sak

flexible container

salie

Salvia officinalis

see

body of water

seisoen

quarter of a year

sel

room in a prison for containing inmates

selfdood

instance of killing oneself

selfmoord

instance of killing oneself

selfstandige naamwoord

grammatical category (narrow sense)

sentrum

point equidistant from all points on the perimeter of a circle

seun

a male person in relation to his parents

sider

alcoholic beverage

siek

in poor health, suffering from a disease

sien

perceive with the eyes

sierwa

trailer or vehicle decorated for a parade

sigeuner

a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group

silwer

metal

sindikaat

group of individuals or companies

sink

element

sisteem

group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole

Sjina

region corresponding to the People's Republic of China and Taiwan

sjinese

of, from, or relating to China, its people, its culture, or its language

Sjoa

the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany

skaap

animal

skaapwagter

a person who tends sheep

skape

animal

skeermes

shaving knife

skerf

piece of glass or pottery

skiet

to fire a shot

skilpad

land or marine reptile with a shell

skimmel

animal

skinderaar

person

skinderbek

person

skoen

something resembling a shoe (e.g. brake shoe)

skoon

not having used mind-altering or mood-changing substances

skop

strike with or raise the foot or leg

skrapnel

fragments and debris thrown out by an exploding device

skreeu

to make the sound of a scream

skryf

to be the author of

skryf aan

to send a letter to

skuiling

hiding

skuim

substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains

slaaf

person owned by another

slaai

food

slaan

to administer a blow — see also strike

slagoffer

one who is harmed

sleutelring

chain or ring

sluitkas

storage compartment

smaak

the quality produced by the sensation of taste

smaaklik

pleasing to taste

sneeu

have snow fall from the atmosphere

sny

to divide with a sharp instrument

snytjie

small cut in a surface

Soedan

Republic of Sudan

soet

having a taste of sugar

soeterig

having a taste of sugar

sonbesie

any of several insects of the order Hemiptera

soort

group of plants or animals having similar appearance

sop

dish

spalk

immobilizing device

Spanjaard

person from Spain

Spanjool

person from Spain

spanspek

melon

spek

cut of meat

spier

contractile tissue

spraakstyl

style of speaking

spreeu

bird

stasie

place where a vehicle may stop

steek

to hurt

Steenbok

astrological sign

steenkool

uncountable: carbon rock

stelsel

group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole

stem

formalised choice

ster

a celestial body appearing as a point of light on the clear night sky, whose position is relatively fixed with respect to each other

sterf

to stop living

sterrebeeld

arbitrary formation of stars perceived as a figure or pattern, or a division of the sky including it

sterwe

to stop living

stewel

heavy shoe that covers part of the leg

stilswye

refraining from speaking

stoel

piece of furniture

stof

fine, dry particles

stok

long piece of wood

stonde

time period of sixty minutes

stoot

to move, or cause to be moved, upon rollers or small wheels

stopsel

anything used to fill something

Straatsburg

city in Alsace

stralingsvlak

hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane

streel

to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly

strykstok

rod used for playing stringed instruments

styl

manner of expression in writing or speech

suid

compass point