kous

== Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch kous, from Middle Dutch couse, from Picard Old French cauce, from Vulgar Latin calcea, from Latin calceus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kœus/ === Noun === kous (plural kouse, diminutive kousie) stocking, long sock ==== Derived terms ==== sykous ==== Descendants ==== → Sotho: kausi → Xhosa: ikawusi == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch couse, from Picard Old French cauce, from Vulgar Latin calcea, from Latin calceus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɑu̯s/ Hyphenation: kous Rhymes: -ɑu̯s === Noun === kous f (plural kousen, diminutive kousje n) stocking, long sock (Belgium, Suriname) sock Synonym: sok mantle (incandescent covering of a heat source) (Suriname) condom Synonym: condoom (obsolete, in the plural) trousers, pants ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: kous→ Sotho: kausi→ Xhosa: ikawusi Berbice Creole Dutch: kausu Negerhollands: koussen, kous → Lokono: kauso → Caribbean Javanese: kaos → Danish: kovs → German: Kausch → Gusilay: ekawaas, gakawaas (possibly via Wolof) → Indonesian: kaus → Mandinka: kàwáasí (possibly via Wolof) → Norwegian Bokmål: kause → Polish: kausza → Russian: коуш (kouš) → Sranan Tongo: kowsu→ Aukan: kowsu→ Caribbean Hindustani: kausu→ Kari'na: kosu→ Saramaccan: köúsa →? Swedish: kaus (alternatively from Low German) → Finnish: kaussi → Wolof: kawas