Krinkelhoek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as inden krinckelhoek in 1893. Compound of a dialectal variant of kronkel (“twist, bend”) and hoek (“isolated place”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrɪŋ.kəlˌɦuk/
• Hyphenation: Krin‧kel‧hoek

Proper noun

Krinkelhoek n

1. A neighbourhood of Oss, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

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