rob

Betekenis (Engels)

seal, any member of the family Phocidae

Concepten

seal

sea-dog

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/rɔp/

Etymologie (Engels)

Uncertain; compare English rabbit. Or, possibly related to Latvian rups (“coarse, rough”), referring to the whiskers. Also compared is the personal name Robbe. Has also compared to English rub, referring to seals' movements, but this is unlikely.