kuiken

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch kuken, kiken, originally from Proto-Germanic *kiukīną. A modern variant form is kieken. Cognate to German Küken (from German Low German) and English chicken.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkœy̯.kə(n)/
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Rhymes: -œy̯kən

Noun

kuiken n (plural kuikens, diminutive kuikentje n)

(zoology) chick, the hatched young of a bird, especially fowl

Derived terms

kuikensekser m
uilskuiken n

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