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West Frisian
Etymology
Compound of tsjerke (“church”) + hôf (“yard”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tsjerkhôf n (plural tsjerkhôven, diminutive tsjerkhofke)
- churchyard, graveyard
- Synonym: begraafplak
Further reading
- “tsjerkhôf”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011