boek

See also: bök

Afrikaans

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

boek (plural boeke, diminutive boekie)

  1. book

References

  1. ↑ 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch boec, from Old Dutch buok, from Proto-Germanic *bōks. Compare West Frisian boek, Low German Book, German Buch, English book, Danish bog.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -uk
  • IPA(key): /buk/
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Noun

boek n (plural boeken, diminutive boekje n)

  1. book

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: boek
  • → Javanese: ꦧꦸꦏꦸ (buku)
  • → Malay: buku
    • Indonesian: buku
      • → Balinese: buku
      • → Sundanese: ᮘᮥᮊᮥ (buku)

Verb

boek

  1. first-person singular present indicative of boeken
  2. imperative of boeken

Anagrams

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian bōk, from Proto-Germanic *bōks. Compare English book, Dutch boek, Low German Book, German Buch, Danish bog.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /buk/

Noun

boek n (plural boeken)

  1. book

Derived terms

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