middelmannetjie

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Afrikaans middelmannetjie (“little man in the middle”) (analysable as middel (“middle”) + man (“man”) +‎ -etjie (“diminutive suffix”)), from Dutch middel (“middle”) + mannetje (“a short man”) (from man (“man”) + -etje, a variant of -tje (diminutive suffix)). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɪd(ə)lˌmanəki/, /ˈmɪd(ə)lˌmanətʃi/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɪd(ə)lˌmænəki/, /ˈmɪd(ə)lˌmænət͡ʃi/ (General South African) IPA(key): /ˈmɪd(ə)lˌmʌnəki/ Hyphenation: mid‧del‧man‧ne‧tjie === Noun === middelmannetjie (plural middelmannetjies) (South Africa) A ridge between ruts made by wheels in a dirt or gravel road. == Afrikaans == === Etymology === middel (“middle”) + man (“man”) +‎ -etjie (“diminutive suffix”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɪd(ə)lˌmʌnəki/ Hyphenation: mid‧del‧man‧ne‧tjie === Noun === middelmannetjie (plural middelmannetjies) Middelmannetjie