kapelka

== Sranan Tongo == === Alternative forms === kaperka, kaperiki (obsolete), kaperika (obsolete) === Etymology === From Dutch kapel (“butterfly”), now dialectal or archaic. The ending -ka might be explained by a derivation from a diminutive ending in -ke or -ken, such as kapelleke, kapelleken, or kapelke; compare the obsolete form kaperiki, which might have been derived from the diminutive kapelletje. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaˈpelka/, [ka̠ˈpɪ̞lka̠], [kɑ̟ˈpe̝lkɑ̟] === Noun === kapelka butterfly === References === Wilner, John, editor (2003-2007), “kapelka”, in Languages of Suriname, 5th edition, SIL International, Sranan-English Dictionary