Afrikaans edit

Etymology edit

From Dutch misschien, from Middle Dutch misschien.

Pronunciation edit

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Adverb edit

miskien

  1. maybe

West Frisian edit

Etymology edit

Compare Dutch misschien. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /mɪsˈkiə̯n/, /məsˈkiə̯n/

Adverb edit

miskien

  1. maybe, perhaps, possibly
    Miskien komt Pyt ek.
    Maybe Pyt will come too.
    Jan komt miskien net.
    Jan might not come.

Further reading edit

  • miskien”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011