Boeiink

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as boedonc and bodonc in 1359. Likely a compound of Middle Dutch boede (“cottage, shack, shed”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”). Compare Boeimeer.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbui̯.ɪŋk/
  • Hyphenation: Boei‧ink

Proper noun

Boeiink n

  1. A hamlet in Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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