| Afrikaans | Engels |
|---|
| modder | ⇆ dirt; ⇆ mire; ⇆ mud; ⇆ ooze; ⇆ silt; ⇆ slime; ⇆ sludge; ⇆ slush |
| so helder soos modder | ⇆ as clear as mud |
| bemodder | ⇆ bemire; ⇆ besmirch; ⇆ draggle; ⇆ mire; ⇆ muddy; ⇆ splash; ⇆ splashy |
| gemodder | ⇆ intriguing; ⇆ plotting; ⇆ scheming |
| modderbank | ⇆ mudflat |
| moddergat | ⇆ mudhole |
| modderig | ⇆ dreggy; ⇆ muddy; ⇆ feculent; ⇆ foul; ⇆ miry; ⇆ mud‐stained; ⇆ oozy; ⇆ puddly; ⇆ quaggy; ⇆ slimy; ⇆ sloppy; ⇆ sloughy; ⇆ sludgy; ⇆ slushy; ⇆ splashy; ⇆ turbid |
| modderkoek | ⇆ mud pie |
| modderkoekie | ⇆ mud pie |
| modderkruiper | ⇆ ground‐gudgeon |
| moddermeul | ⇆ dredge; ⇆ dredger; ⇆ dredging‐machine |
| modderpoel | ⇆ quagmire |
| modderskerm | ⇆ fender; ⇆ mudguard; ⇆ splash‐board; ⇆ splasher |
| moddersteen | ⇆ mud‐stone |
| moddervet | ⇆ plump as a partridge |
| vulkaanmodder | ⇆ moya |