zalf

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɑlf/

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• Hyphenation: zalf
• Rhymes: -ɑlf

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch salve, from Old Dutch salva, from Proto-West Germanic *salbu, from Proto-Germanic *salbō.

Noun

zalf f (plural zalven, diminutive zalfje n)

1. salve, cream, ointment
2. (The Hague, colloquial) mayonnaise

   Synonyms: mayo, mayonaise

Derived terms

• brandzalf
• brandwondenzalf
• koelzalf
• lippenzalf
• oogzalf
• wondzalf
• zalfpot
• zalftube
• zalven

Descendants

• Afrikaans: salf
• Negerhollands: salv
• → Caribbean Javanese: salep
• → Indonesian: salep

Etymology 2

Verb

zalf

1. inflection of zalven:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative