jurk

Dutch

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly shortened from earlier *jurreken (compare English jerkin), assimilated from *jurneken, from Middle Dutch jo(u)rney, journede (“surcoat”), from Old French journée, formed from jor (“day (of the tournament)”), with the suffix -ade (“at, from or before”).

In the sense 'clothing' first found in 1691. In the 19th century the meaning shifted from children's to women's clothing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jʏrk/

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• Hyphenation: jurk
• Rhymes: -ʏrk

Noun

jurk f (plural jurken, diminutive jurkje n)

1. (Netherlands) dress

   Synonym: japon

Synonyms

• (dress): kleedje (Belgium)

Derived terms

• avondjurk
• baljurk
• doopjurk
• feestjurk
• grapjurk
• kinderjurk
• morsjurk
• onderjurk
• overjurk
• scheurjurk
• soepjurk
• trouwjurk
• zomerjurk

Descendants

• → Indonesian: jurk

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch jurk.

Noun

jurk (first-person possessive jurkku, second-person possessive jurkmu, third-person possessive jurknya)

1. dress

Further reading

• “jurk” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.