wastafel

Dutch

Alternative forms

• waschtafel (obsolete)

Etymology

From wassen +‎ tafel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑstaːfəl/

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• Hyphenation: was‧ta‧fel

Noun

wastafel f (plural wastafels, diminutive wastafeltje n)

1. washbasin

   Synonyms: lavabo, waskom, wasbekken

Descendants

• Afrikaans: wastafel
• → Indonesian: wastafel

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch wastafel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [wasˈtafəl]
• Hyphenation: was‧ta‧fêl

Noun

wastafêl (plural wastafel-wastafel, first-person possessive wastafelku, second-person possessive wastafelmu, third-person possessive wastafelnya)

1. washbasin

Synonyms

• sinki (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “wastafel” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.