bokking

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bocking (itself from bok (“buck”), referencing the foul smell), cognate with Middle High German bockinc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.kɪŋ/

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• Hyphenation: bok‧king

Noun

bokking m (plural bokkingen, diminutive bokkinkje n)

1. buckling, smoked herring
2. (dated) rebuke, excoriation

Derived terms

• bokkinghang
• bokkinggraat

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: bòkel
• → Sranan Tongo: boku, bokun
  • → Aukan: boku
  • → Caribbean Hindustani: boku
  • → Caribbean Javanese: boku

See also

• maatje
• pekelharing, stokvis

References

• van Veen, P.A.F., van der Sijs, Nicoline (1997) Etymologisch woordenboek: de herkomst van onze woorden (in Dutch), Utrecht, Antwerpen: Van Dale Lexicografie, →ISBN