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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch baudekijn, baldekijn, from Old French baldekin, from Italian baldacchino, derived from a mediaeval European name for Bagdad.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌbɑl.daːˈkɛi̯n/
- Hyphenation: bal‧da‧kijn
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯n
Noun
baldakijn m or n (plural baldakijnen or baldakijns, diminutive baldakijntje n)
- a canopy, a baldaquin (e.g. above a throne, bed, altar or statue)
De gordijnen voor de nis zijn hier in plaats van een baldakijn.- The curtains in front of the niche are a substitute for the canopy.
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