Bulkenaar

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as borkelaer in 1359. Compound of Middle Dutch bork (“type of birch”) and laar (“intensively cultivated forest”). Compare Borculo and Borkel en Schaft.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈbʏl.kəˌnaːr/
Hyphenation: Bul‧ke‧naar

Proper noun edit

Bulkenaar n

A hamlet in Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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