Dijken

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as In de Dijcken in 1505. Borrowed from West Frisian Diken, derived from the plural form of dyk (“levee”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛi̯.kə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: Dij‧ken
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯kən
• Homophone: dijken

Proper noun

Dijken n

1. a village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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