English
klipdas
Klipdas comes from Dutch klipdas ‘klipdas, hyrax’.
- Dutchc. 1500–presentklipdas‘klipdas, hyrax’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Dutchc. 1500–presentklipdas‘klipdas, hyrax’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Dutch klipdas
Today it means
noun A small mammal (Hyrax capensis), found in South Africa, that closely resembles the daman.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Dutch klipdas / klipdas