werf
/vɜːf/noun
(pl. werfs或 -ven /-vən/)
1- S. African a farm homestead and farmyard〈南非〉农场宅地和农场。
1.1
- (in traditional African society) a group of dwellings under the control of one headman（传统非洲社会）（一个酋长控制的）住宅群。
1.2
- the temporary settlement of a nomadic group（游牧部落）临时住所。
词源
from archaic and dialect Dutch， literally 'raised ground on which a house is built'.