bikkel

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Dutch

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Etymology

From Middle Dutch pickel, *bickel, formed from picken, bicken (modern pikken and bikken).

Cognate with German Bickel, older form of Pickel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɪ.kəl/
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  • Hyphenation: bik‧kel
  • Rhymes: -ɪkəl

Noun

bikkel m (plural bikkels, diminutive bikkeltje n)

  1. talus, a bone in a sheep's heel
  2. such a bone (often worked and) used as in a dice-like game of chance
  3. any artificial, similar throwing device; a die
  4. pebble
  5. robust, resilient person
  6. pickaxe

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: bekel

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