kuiken

See also: Kuiken

Dutch

Volwassen fuut (Podiceps cristatus) met kuiken

Alternative forms

kieken

Etymology

From Middle Dutch kuken, kiken, from Old Dutch *kiukīn, originally from Proto-West Germanic *kiukīn.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkœy̯.kə(n)/
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Hyphenation: kui‧ken
Rhymes: -œy̯kən

Noun

kuiken n (plural kuikens, diminutive kuikentje n)

chick, the hatched young of a bird, especially fowl
Synonym: pullus

Hyponyms: nesteling, takkeling

Derived terms

eendenkuiken
kuikensekser
piepkuiken
uilskuiken

Descendants

Jersey Dutch: kääukötśe (from the diminutive)
Negerhollands: kikentje, kikkentje, kikintśi, kikinsji (from the diminutive)
- → Virgin Islands Creole: kinkinsti (dated)

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