bokking

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch bocking (itself from bok (“buck”), referencing the foul smell), cognate with Middle High German bockinc.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.kɪŋ/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: bok‧king

Noun[edit]

bokking m (plural bokkingen, diminutive bokkinkje n)

  1. buckling, smoked herring
  2. (dated) rebuke, excoriation

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • → Papiamentu: bòkel
  • → Sranan Tongo: boku, bokun
    • → Aukan: boku
    • → Caribbean Hindustani: boku
    • → Caribbean Javanese: boku

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • van Veen, P.A.F., van der Sijs, Nicoline (1997) Etymologisch woordenboek: de herkomst van onze woorden (in Dutch), Utrecht, Antwerpen: Van Dale Lexicografie, →ISBN
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