bokking

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Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bokking m (plural bokkingen, diminutive bokkinkje n)

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

Derived terms

Descendants

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

See also

References

  • 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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