Erdferkel

Betekenis (Engels)

aardvark, earth pig

Sinonieme

Ameisenbär

Vertalings

aardvark

oryctérope

oritteropo

aardvarken

porc formiguer

cerdo hormiguero

oryctérope du Cap

cochon de terre

yerdomuzu

خنزير الأرض

oricteropo

aard-vark

African anteater

earth pig

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈeːɐ̯tˌfɛʁkl̩/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Erde (“earth”) + Ferkel (“piglet”), after South African Dutch aardvarken. First described in German by Peter Kolbe in 1719, who called it Erdschwein, a more literal calque. The form Erdferkel uses a word that is cognate with Dutch varken (“pig”) but has a slightly different sense.