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magazijn

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle French magasin, from Italian magazzino or Old Occitan [Term?], from Arabic مَخَازِن (maḵāzin, “storerooms, storehouses”).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌmaː.ɣaːˈzɛi̯n/, (colloquial) /ˌmaː.ɣəˈzɛi̯n/
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  • Hyphenation: ma‧ga‧zijn
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯n

Noun

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magazijn n (plural magazijnen, diminutive magazijntje n)

  1. storeroom, storehouse, depot, now especially of a store or workshop
  2. magazine (chamber in a firearm)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: magasyn
  • Negerhollands: magasien
  • → Caribbean Javanese: magsèn
  • → Indonesian: magasin

References

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  1. ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
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