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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Kuykhorne and Kuckhorne in 1503. Borrowed from West Frisian Kûkherne, a compound of an unclear first element and Old Frisian horne (“corner of a levee”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kœy̯kˈɦɔr.nə/
- Hyphenation: Kuik‧hor‧ne
- Rhymes: -ɔrnə
Proper noun
Kuikhorne n
- A hamlet in Dantumadiel, Friesland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN