scharminkel

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch scheminkel, from older siminkel (“monkey, ape”), ultimately from Late Latin *simiunculus or its feminine form, from simius (“monkey”) - or possibly a Dutch diminutive of Middle Dutch simme (“monkey, ape”) which is from a non-diminutive form of Latin simius. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌsxɑrˈmɪn.kəl/ Hyphenation: schar‧min‧kel === Noun === scharminkel n (plural scharminkels, diminutive scharminkeltje n) (mildly derogatory, usually of animals or children) scrag (someone or something scrawny) ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: skarminkel → West Frisian: skarminkel === Further reading === van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “scharminkel”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute