koker

See also: Koker

English

Etymology

From Dutch koker. Doublet of cocker and quiver.

Noun

koker (plural kokers)

  1. (Guyana) A sluice.

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkoː.kər/
  • Hyphenation: ko‧ker
  • Rhymes: -oːkər

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch coker.

Noun

koker m (plural kokers, diminutive kokertje n)

  1. tube, cylinder, cylindrical case, quiver
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: koker
  • Lokono: kokoro
  • Guyanese Creole English: koker
  • Papiamentu: kokkertsje (dated)
  • Russian: ко́кор (kókor)
  • Sranan Tongo: kokro
    • Caribbean Hindustani: kokro
    • Caribbean Javanese: kokro
  • Trinidadian Creole English: koka

Etymology 2

From koken (to cook) +‎ -er.

Noun

koker m (plural kokers, no diminutive)

  1. (uncommon) someone who cooks or boils
  2. a device used for boiling

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch koker (tube).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ko.ker/
  • Hyphenation: ko.ker

Noun

koker (plural koker-koker)

  1. (electricity) transformer bobbin
    Transformator dengan koker kecil umumnya digunakan pada perangkat elektronik seperti charger ponsel, speaker, atau amplifier dengan daya kecil.
    Transformers with small bobbins are generally used in electronic devices such as cell phone chargers, speakers, or amplifiers with small power.

Middle English

Noun

koker

  1. alternative form of coker

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

koker

  1. present of koke

West Frisian

Etymology

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Noun

koker c (plural kokers, diminutive kokerke)

  1. quiver (tube for holding arrows)

Further reading

  • koker”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011