noodweer

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnoːt.ʋeːr/

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• Hyphenation: nood‧weer

Etymology 1

From nood (“emergency”) +‎ weer (“weather”).

Noun

noodweer n (plural noodweren, diminutive noodweertje n)

1. extremely bad weather (e.g torrential rainfall)

Etymology 2

From nood (“emergency”) +‎ weer (“defence, resistance”).

Noun

noodweer f (uncountable)

1. self-defence in case of emergency
2. (law) the right to self-defense

Descendants

• → Indonesian: pembelaan terpaksa (calque)
• → Indonesian: noodweer

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch noodweer (“(the right to) self-defense”)

Noun

noodweer (plural noodweer-noodweer, first-person possessive noodweerku, second-person possessive noodweermu, third-person possessive noodweernya)

1. self-defence

   Synonyms: noodweer, pembelaan terpaksa

Further reading

• “noodweer” 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.