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vry

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Afrikaans

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Etymology 1

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From Dutch vrij.

Adjective

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vry (attributive vrye or (less often) vry, comparative vryer, superlative vryste)

  1. free, unconstrained
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From Dutch vrijen.

Verb

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vry (present vry, present participle vryende, past participle gevry)

  1. to woo, court, flirt

Peranakan Indonesian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch vrij (free), from Middle Dutch vri, from Old Dutch frī, from Proto-West Germanic *frī, from Proto-Germanic *frijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *priHós, a derivation from *preyH- (to be fond of).

Adjective

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vry

  1. free
    di-mana marika bisa beladjar lamanja 5 taon boeat djadi goeroe dengen vry ongkos.[1](please add an English translation of this usage example)

References

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  1. ^ Kwee Hing Tjiat (1921) Doea Kapala Batoe [Two Hardheaded (Persons)] (in Peranakan Indonesian), Nauer & Dimmick, page 81