Definition
A young goat, especially in South African English; a kid or juvenile goat.
Etymology
From Afrikaans 'geitjie', a diminutive form of 'geit' (goat), which derives from Dutch and ultimately from Proto-Germanic *gaitaz. The diminutive suffix -jie is characteristic of Afrikaans.
Kelly Says
This word perfectly captures how languages borrow and adapt—English speakers use it when talking about South African farms, showing how regional English dialects pick up specific animal terms from other languages based on where they're needed most.
Translations
BNবাংলা
মোষের বাচ্চা
mo-she-rer ba-chcha
CACatalà
cabrinya
ca-bri-nya
DADansk
geitkalv
gayt-kalv
DEDeutsch
Ziegenkitze
tsay-gen-kit-ze
ELΕλληνικά
μωρό κατσίκι
mo-ro ka-tsi-ki
ESEspañol
cabrito
ka-bri-to
FAفارسی
بچه بز
ba-cheh be-z
FISuomi
vuohenpoika
vuo-hen-poi-ka
FRFrançais
petit mouton
pe-ti mouton
HIहिन्दी
बकरी का बच्चा
ba-kri ka ba-chcha
IDBahasa Indonesia
anak kambing
a-nak kam-bing
ITItaliano
vitello
vi-tel-lo
KMKM
ក្មេងច្រេះ
kmeng chreah
KO한국어
염소 새끼
yeom-so sae-kki
MSBahasa Melayu
anak kambing
a-nak kam-bing
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွဲငယ်
kywe-ngai
NLNederlands
geitje
gayt-je
NONorsk
geitkalv
gayt-kalv
PLPolski
koziołek
ko-zio-lek
PTPortuguês
cabrito
ka-bri-to
RORomână
iepureț
ie-pu-ret
RUРусский
козлята
koz-ly-a-ta
SVSvenska
geitkalv
gayt-kalv
SWKiswahili
mtoto wa mbuzi
mo-to-wo m-bu-zi
TAதமிழ்
எருமை குட்டி
e-ru-mai ku-tti
TEతెలుగు
బక్రి బిడ్డ
ba-kri bi-dda
TLTL
anak kambing
a-nak kam-bing
TRTürkçe
keçi yavrusu
ke-chi ya-vu-ru-su
UKУкраїнська
козеня
ko-zen-ya
URاردو
بکری کا بچہ
ba-kri ka bachha
VITiếng Việt
con dê con
con de con