Krinkelhoek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as inden krinckelhoek in 1893. Compound of a dialectal variant of kronkel (“twist, bend”) and hoek (“isolated place”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɪŋ.kəlˌɦuk/
  • Hyphenation: Krin‧kel‧hoek

Proper noun

Krinkelhoek n

  1. A neighbourhood of Oss, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

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