baviaan

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === baviaen (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle Dutch baubijn, from Old French babuin, perhaps from baboe (“grimace”). The spelling with -iaen (modern spelling: -iaan) first appears in the sixteenth century, becoming common in the seventeenth century, perhaps due to the Arminian controversy as a rhyme for arminiaan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌbaː.viˈaːn/ Hyphenation: ba‧vi‧aan Rhymes: -aːn === Noun === baviaan m (plural bavianen, diminutive baviaantje n) baboon, monkey of the genus Papio (obsolete, Protestantism, derogatory) Arminian, Remonstrant ==== Derived terms ==== mantelbaviaan ==== Descendants ==== Berbice Creole Dutch: babiana → German: Pavian (see there for further descendants)