bokking

English

Verb

bokking

1. present participle and gerund of bok

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