"Graatjiemeerkat" or "meerkat"
The name meerkat came from the Afrikaans (Dutch population of South Africa)!
The Afrikaans word 'meerkat' is a compound of the words 'meer' (which means 'lake') and 'kat' (which means 'cat').
The word "meerkat" is the same in English as it is in Afrikaans - it's pronounced meeer-kat in both languages. The literal translation is "lake cate", but is the name of the suricate a member of the mongoose family. The meerkat a small (about 1.5 pounds) carnivorian mammal that live in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa.
The word "meerkat" is the same in English as it is in Afrikaans - it's pronounced meeer-kat in both languages. The literal translation is "lake cate", but is the name of the suricate a member of the mongoose family. The meerkat a small (about 1.5 pounds) carnivorian mammal that live in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa.
Meerkats original come from south Africa, so meerkat means meerkat in south Africa
The Italian word "pasta" is a loan word in Afrikaans. Meaning the word in Afrikaans for "pasta" is "pasta."
The French word for meerkat is "Suricate".
No such word exists in the Afrikaans dictionary.
The Afrikaans word for yogurt is Jogurt.
"Plek" is the word for "venue" in Afrikaans.
In the context of sharing something the Afrikaans word is 'deel' In the context of shares in a company the Afrikaans word is 'aandeel'
The Afrikaans word is baba (pronounced "baabaa").