barbier

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See also: Barbier and bărbier

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch barbier, from Old French barbier.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bɑrˈbiːr/
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  • Hyphenation: bar‧bier
  • Rhymes: -iːr

Noun

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barbier m (plural barbiers, diminutive barbiertje n, feminine barbierster)

  1. (chiefly historical) barber (hairdresser)
  2. (historical) surgeon

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Negerhollands: barbeer, barbier, barbierman
  • Caribbean Hindustani: bárbir
  • Caribbean Javanese: barbir
  • Indonesian: barbir
  • Sranan Tongo: barbir

French

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Etymology

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From barbe +‎ -ier.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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barbier m (plural barbiers, feminine barbière)

  1. barber
    C'est alors qu'un Sicilien à voix forte entra dans la boutique, crevant cette tranquillité ; que le barbier, tout causant aussitôt, ne rasa plus que d'une main distraite et, d'un franc coup de lame, vlan ! écornifla le bouton. (Gide, Les Caves du Vatican, 1914)

Descendants

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Further reading

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German

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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barbier

  1. imperative singular of barbieren
  2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of barbieren

Malay

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Dutch barbier.

Noun

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barbier (plural barbier-barbier, informal 1st possessive barbierku, 2nd possessive barbiermu, 3rd possessive barbiernya)

  1. (Dutch East Indies) barber

Further reading

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  • Kwik Khing Djoen (1923) Kitab Vortaro: Segala Perkatahan-Perkatahan Asing Jang Soeda Oemoem Di Goena Ken Di Dalem Soerat-Soerat Kabar Melayoe [Dictionary Book: all foreign words which are commonly used in Malay newspapers], Batavia: Sin Po, page 24