Bruynzeelwoning

Dutch

FWOTD – 21 November 2023

Een Bruynzeelwoning.

Etymology

Literally, “Bruynzeel house”; a compound of Bruynzeel (a trademark) +‎ woning (“house, dwelling”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrœy̯n.zeːlˌʋoː.nɪŋ/

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• Hyphenation: Bruyn‧zeel‧wo‧ning
• Rhymes: -oːnɪŋ

Noun

Bruynzeelwoning f (plural Bruynzeelwoningen, diminutive Bruynzeelwoninkje n)

1. (Suriname) collective name for several models of prefabricated single-storey wooden houses, built on storey-high concrete stilts to protect against pests and to enable passive cooling, which were manufactured and popularised by the Bruynzeel timber company between 1950 and 1990
   • 1955 August 19, “De volkshuisvesting bouwt self-help en seriebouw op grote schaal [Public housing builds self-help and serial construction on a large scale]”, in De Surinamer‎^[1], page 2:

     Momenteel heeft men op de meeste projecten een woning van de Bruynzeel maatschappij, waarover wij reeds bij de aankondiging schreven. Dit elegante woninkje, met drie slaapkamers[,] maakt thans een grote opgang onder de naam van Bruynzeelwoning.

     Currently, most projects have a house from the Bruynzeel company, which we already wrote about when they were announced. This elegant little three-bedroom house is now making great headway under the name of Bruynzeel house.

   • 1993, Ellen Ombre, “Kinder Hinder”, in Michiel van Kempen, editor, Sirito. 50 Surinaamse vertellingen [Sirito. 50 Surinamese short stories]‎^[2], Paramaribo: Kennedy Stichting, page 200:

     Het was een warme zondagochtend in de grote droge tijd. De zon hing nog laag maar had al zoveel kracht dat het hoorbaar warm was. Buiten op het erf waren vanuit het raam de ontastbare hittetrillingen op het plaatijzeren dak van Buurvrouw d'r Bruynzeelwoning te zien.

     It was a warm Sunday morning during the long dry season. The sun was still hanging low but already had so much power that it was audibly hot. Outside in the yard, the intangible heat vibrations on the sheet-iron roof of our neighbour's Bruynzeel house could be seen from the window.

   • 2020 November 12, Moriah Leysner, “Bruynzeel in Suriname – Vergane Houten Glorie [Bruynzeel in Suriname - Faded Timber Glory]”, in Parbode‎^[3], retrieved 15 July 2021:

     Druiventak is zelf opgegroeid in een Bruynzeelwoning die in 1959 is gebouwd, en nog steeds in goede staat verkeert.

     Mr Druiventak himself grew up in a Bruynzeel house built in 1959, which is still in good condition.