karkas

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch karkas, from French carcasse.

Noun

karkas (plural karkasse, diminutive karkassie)

1. a carcass, the bodily remains of an animal

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French carcasse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑrˈkɑs/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: kar‧kas
• Rhymes: -ɑs

Noun

karkas n (plural karkassen, diminutive karkasje n)

1. a carcass, the bodily remains of an animal (sometimes including humans)
2. (now rare) a wire frame made of metal wire covered in cloth

Derived terms

• karkasbuis
• karkasmuts

Descendants

• Afrikaans: karkas
• → Indonesian: karkas

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch karkas (“carcass”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kar.kas/
• Hyphenation: kar‧kas

Noun

karkas

1. carcass, the body of a slaughtered animal, stripped of unwanted viscera, etc.

Derived terms

• karkas dingin
• karkas layu
• karkas segar

Further reading

• “karkas” 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.