Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Exloërkijl in 1913. Compound of the toponym Exloo and kijl (deeper part of a ditch draining a turf extraction area).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌɛksˌloː.ərˈkɛi̯l/
  • Hyphenation: Exloer‧kijl
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯l

Proper noun edit

Exloërkijl n

  1. A hamlet in Borger-Odoorn, Drenthe, Netherlands.

References edit

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