Boekel

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Dutch

Etymology

  • (Noord-Brabant) First attested as boekel in 1428. Compound of beuk (“beech, Fagus sylvatica”) and lo (“light forest”).
  • (Noord-Holland) First attested as bodokenlo in 889. Compound of Old Dutch Bodoke (“a personal name”) and lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbu.kəl/
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  • Hyphenation: Boe‧kel
  • Rhymes: -ukəl

Proper noun

Boekel n

  1. A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands
    Synonym: Knöllekesland (Carnival nickname)
    Meronyms: Arendnest, Berkhoek, Bovenstehuis, Burgt, De Aa, Elzen, Huize Padua, Leurke, Molenwijk, Neerbroek, Peelsehuis, Peelstraat, Rietven, Venhorst, Zandhoek, Zijp
  2. A hamlet in Castricum, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “boekel”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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