baldakijn
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch baudekijn, baldekijn, from Old French baldekin, from Italian baldacchino, derived from a mediaeval European name for Bagdad.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌbɑl.daːˈkɛi̯n/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: bal‧da‧kijn
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯n
Noun
baldakijn m or n (plural baldakijnen or baldakijns, diminutive baldakijntje n)
References
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
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