rob

Nghĩa (English)

seal, any member of the family Phocidae

Synonyms

zeehond

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zeerob

Phát âm là (IPA)

/rɔp/

Etymology (English)

Cognate with Tiếng Anh: rabbit

Cognate with Tiếng Latvia: rups

Cognate with Tiếng Anh: rub

In summary

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.