krib

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrɪp/

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• Hyphenation: krib
• Rhymes: -ɪp

Variant of kribbe.

krib f (plural kribben, diminutive kribje n)

1. a dam or breakwater constructed perpendicular to the bank, strand and/or water current, to prevent erosion
2. alternative form of kribbe

• → Indonesian: krib
• → Papiamentu: krib (“manger”)

From kribben.

krib m (plural kribben, diminutive kribbetje n)

1. (obsolete) A quarrelsome person.

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch krib.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkrib/ [ˈkrɪp̚]
• Rhymes: -ib
• Syllabification: krib

krib (plural krib-krib)

1. (construction, engineering) a dam or breakwater constructed perpendicular to the bank, strand and/or water current, to prevent erosion

• “krib”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016