Beukelaar

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as ten buekelaer in 1374. Compound of beuk (“beech, Fagus sylvatica”) and laar (“intensively cultivated forest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbøː.kəˌlaːr/
• Hyphenation: Beu‧ke‧laar

Proper noun

Beukelaar n

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

References

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