suiker

== Afrikaans == === Etymology === Inherited from Dutch suiker, from Middle Dutch suicker, borrowed from Old French çucre, borrowed from Old Italian zucchero, borrowed from Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar), borrowed from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar), borrowed from Gandhari 𐨭𐨐𐨪 (śakara), from Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (“gravel”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsœi̯.kər/ === Noun === suiker (plural suikers) sugar ==== Derived terms ==== suikerbeet suikerriet suikersiekte ==== Descendants ==== → Sotho: tswekere → Xhosa: iswekile → Venda: swigiri == Dutch == === Alternative forms === (obsolete) zuiker === Etymology === Inherited from Middle Dutch suicker, borrowed from Old French çucre, borrowed from Old Italian zucchero, borrowed from Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar), borrowed from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar), borrowed from Gandhari 𐨭𐨐𐨪 (śakara), from Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (“gravel”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsœy̯.kər/ Hyphenation: sui‧ker Rhymes: -œy̯kər === Noun === suiker m (plural suikers, diminutive suikertje n) sugar ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: suiker→ Sotho: tswekere→ Xhosa: iswekile→ Venda: swigiri Berbice Creole Dutch: sikri Negerhollands: sukker, schukker, suku → Virgin Islands Creole: suku, sukut (dated) Skepi Creole Dutch: sukuru → Aukan: sukuu → Munsee: shóokal → Papiamentu: panseiku → Saramaccan: súki → Sranan Tongo: sukru, suiker → Lokono: shikarho → Caribbean Hindustani: sukru → Kari'na: sukuru, sukulu → Unami: shukël (or from English) === Anagrams === kruise