Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

balkie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: balkie
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small bar worn as part of the uniform of some soldiers in the South African military.

Example Sentences

"This was accompanied by a khaki coloured shirt and tie worn with the Unit bere of black with the Unit badge and balkie in place. My intake had not been issued with this step-out uniform since the South African Defence Force was running low ..."
"[...], depicted a Rooikat – worn on the top of the arm, and the same green beret with the bokkop and unit balkie."
"[...] light brown shirt with tie, dark brown trousers and a brownish jacket with a balkie or unit crest worn at the top of both arms. The ensemble was finished off with the fetching green beret of II Kommando bearing the unit insignia at the front ..."

Etymology

Probably from Afrikaans balkie.

Origin

Source language: Afrikaans

Word Breakdown

Root: balkie

Inflected Forms

balkies (plural)

Questions

What does balkie mean?: A small bar worn as part of the uniform of some soldiers in the South African military.
Where does balkie come from?: It is traced to Afrikaans.

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