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Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch misschien, from Middle Dutch misschien.
Pronunciation
Adverb
miskien
- maybe
West Frisian
Etymology
Compare Dutch misschien. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɪsˈkiə̯n/, /məsˈkiə̯n/
Adverb
miskien
- maybe, perhaps, possibly
Miskien komt Pyt ek.- Maybe Pyt will come too.
Jan komt miskien net.- Jan might not come.
Further reading
- “miskien”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011