English
kierie
Kierie comes from Afrikaans kierie ‘a walking stick, a cane, either of a European…’.
- Afrikaansmodernkierie‘a walking stick, a cane, either of a European type or of a type traditionally used by…’
- Englishearliest quotation 1979same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Afrikaansmodernkierie‘a walking stick, a cane, either of a European type or of a type traditionally used by…’
- Englishearliest quotation 1979same form
Earliest quotation: 1979, André Brink, A Dry White Season: “‘We used to have great fights with kieries down…”
Every English word from Afrikaans kierie
Today it means
noun A traditional club used as a weapon by certain indigenous groups of South Africa.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Afrikaans kierie / kierie