• Smallwater@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Actually, the Dutch translation is “Nijlpaard”, not “rivierpaard”.

    But, it uses the Dutch name for the Nile river, “Nijl”. So it’s lit. “Nilehorse” - which is technically the same as “river horse”, just more geographically specific.