English Explanatory Dictionary

veld

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The open grassland or pastureland of South Africa and neighbouring countries.

Pronunciation

/vɛlt/ /fɛlt/ /vɛld/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-veld.wav

Word forms

veld velds veldt

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans veld, or from its etymon Dutch veld (“field; open country”) (formerly spelled veldt), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *felþuz (“field, plain”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat”). Doublet of field.

Related words

Highveld Lowveld

Derived words

acacia veld bushveld grassveld hardveld sandveld sourveld sweetveld thornveld veldman veldt sore
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