wastafel

Dutch

Alternative forms

• waschtafel (obsolete)

Etymology

From wassen +‎ tafel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑstaːfəl/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: was‧ta‧fel

Noun

wastafel f (plural wastafels, diminutive wastafeltje n)

1. washbasin

   Synonyms: lavabo, waskom, wasbekken

Descendants

• > Afrikaans: wastafel (inherited)
• → Indonesian: wastafel

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch wastafel.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /wasˈtafəl/ [wasˈt̪a.fəl]
• Rhymes: -afəl
• Syllabification: was‧ta‧fel

Noun

wastafêl (plural wastafel-wastafel)

1. washbasin

   Synonym: singki (Standard Malay)

Descendants

• → Tausug: wastapil

Further reading

• “wastafel”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016