Pesaken
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as peipsacken in 1375. Derived from Middle Dutch pypsack (“bagpipes”). Originally the name of a field which was named in turn for the shape of the instrument.
See also Limburgish Paëzeke.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpeː.saː.kə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Pe‧sa‧ken
Proper noun
Pesaken n
- A hamlet in Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN