baviaan

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • baviaen (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch baubijn, from Old French [Term?]. The spelling with -iaen (modern spelling: -iaan) first appears in the sixteenth century, becoming common in the seventeenth century, perhaps due to the Arminian controversy.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌbaː.viˈaːn/
  • baviaan(file)
  • Hyphenation: ba‧vi‧aan

Noun

baviaan m (plural bavianen, diminutive baviaantje n)

  1. baboon, monkey of the genus Papio
  2. (obsolete, Protestantism, derogatory) Arminian, Remonstrant

Derived terms
  • mantelbaviaan
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