kabouter

Reikšmė (anglų kalba)

1. (masculine) a (now usually benevolent) tiny folkloric bearded man who traditionally wears a pointy red hat, lives in harmony with nature and resides in mushrooms or trees, similar to a gnome, leprechaun or brownie
2. (masculine) a very young female member of the scout movement

Brūkšnelis kaip

ka‧bou‧ter

Lytis

♂️ Vyriškas

Tariama kaip (IPA)

/ˌkaːˈbɑu̯.tər/

Etimologija (anglų kalba)

Possibly already from Middle Dutch. Equivalent to a compound of koof (from Middle Dutch kove, from Old Dutch *kovo, from Proto-Germanic *kubô (“hut, shed”)) and a less certain second element that might be hou (“friendly, favorable disposition”). Related to German Kobold.