plomp

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. clumsy, oafish
2. blunt, coarse

Noun

name of various aquatic plant species of water lily family

Intj

Representing the sound of a heavy falling object hitting a liquid; splash

Noun

1. (masculine) the sound of a heavy falling object hitting a liquid; splash
2. (masculine) any small, standing body of water; puddle, pool
3. (dialectal, masculine) a kind of fishing stick used to frighten the fish to keep them together when fishing with a seine

Concepts

endimanché

peu commode

Synonymes

log

onhandig

bot

lomp

onbeleefd

knollig

gezet

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Prononcé comme (IPA)

/plɔmp/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen néerlandais: plompe

In summary

From Middle Dutch plomp, of unknown origin, perhaps onomatopoetic with influence from lomp (“coarse, rude; dumb”).