tronk

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Afrikaans tronk, from Dutch tronk, from Portuguese tronco, from Latin truncus. Doublet of truncus and trunk. === Noun === tronk (plural tronks) (South Africa) A prison. == Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch tronk (“prison, dungeon, stocks”), from Portuguese tronco (“block, prison, dungeon”), from Latin truncus (“trunk”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /trɔŋk/ === Noun === tronk (plural tronke) prison ==== Derived terms ==== tronkstraf ==== Descendants ==== → English: tronk → Kwanyama: ondolonggo == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /trɔŋk/ Hyphenation: tronk Rhymes: -ɔŋk === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch tronc (“trunk”), from Old French tronc (“trunk”), from Latin truncus (“trunk”). ==== Noun ==== tronk m (plural tronken, diminutive tronkje n) (now dialectal) trunk, tree trunk Synonyms: boomstam, stam (now dialectal) tree stump Synonyms: boomstronk, stronk === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Portuguese tronco (“block, prison, trunk”), from Latin truncus (“trunk”). ==== Noun ==== tronk m (plural tronken, no diminutive) (obsolete, Dutch East Indies, Cape Peninsula) prison, dungeon, stocks ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: tronk→ English: tronk→ Kwanyama: ondolonggo