FromAfrikaansplaas(“farm”).Doublet ofplace,piazza, andplaza.

plaas (pluralplaases)

1. (South Africa) Afarm.
   • 1929, Norman Giles,Keerboskloof, page110:

     "The man who burned down theplaas, deserves himself to be burned," cried Solomon with irrelevant heat.

• Palas,alaps,lapas,palas,palsa,salpa

• IPA^(key): /plɑːs/

FromDutchplaats, fromMiddle Dutchplāetse, fromOld Frenchplace.

plaas (pluralplase,diminutiveplasie)

1. farm; a piece of land, usually used for farming

• agterplaas
• boereplaas
• plaasaanval
• plaasdier
• plaasmoord
• plaasjapie

• → English:plaas
• → Northern Ndebele:ipulazi
• → Shona:purazi
• → Sotho:polasi
• → Xhosa:ipulazi
• → Zulu:ipulazi

FromDutchplaatsen, fromplaats.

plaas (presentplaas,present participleplasende,past participlegeplaas)

1. toplace; toput something down

   Hy't die kruideniersware op die tafelgeplaas.

   Heput the groceriesdown on the table.

2. tosubject someone to something(usually used withop oronder)

   Onsplaas jou onder huisarres.

   Weare placing you under house arrest.

3. todeposit

   Ek gaan al my geld in die bankplaas.

   I am going todeposit all my money in the bank.

4. torecognise; toidentify(usually used with a negative)

   Ek kon haar nieplaas nie.

   I couldn'trecognise her.

• (to put down):neersit
• (to be subjected, to deposit):sit
• (to recognise):herken

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