Bouk

See also: bouk

Limburgish

Alternative forms

book (widespread variant)
Bouch (Eupen)
bouk (Sittard, amongst other dialects)
Bock (Krefeld)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch boec, from Old Dutch *buok, from Proto-West Germanic *bōk, from Proto-Germanic *bōks.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɔu̯k/
Hyphenation: Bouk
Rhymes: -ɔu̯k

Noun

Bouk m (plural Böük, diminutive Böügeltje)

(Eupen) book

Derived terms

Abbibouk
Béllderbouk
Moëlbouk
Méssbouk
Schpaarbouk
Wöërtsbouk

Saterland Frisian

n Bouk.

Etymology

From Old Frisian bōk, from Proto-West Germanic *bōk. Cognates include West Frisian boek and German Buch.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /boːu̯k/
Hyphenation: Bouk
Rhymes: -oːu̯k

Noun

Bouk n (plural Bouke)

book

Derived terms

Woudebouk

References

Marron C. Fort (2015) “Bouk”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN

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