Biesthoek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Biesthoeck in 1700. Compound of dialectal biest (“place where rushes grow, open place”) and hoek (“isolated place”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbist.ɦuk/
• Hyphenation: Biest‧hoek

Proper noun

Biesthoek n

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

References

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