beuk
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bøːk/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: beuk
- Rhymes: -øːk
Etymology 1
From eastern Middle Dutch boke, boeke, from Old Dutch *buoka, from Proto-Germanic *bōkijǭ. Western varieties of Dutch, including generally Standard Dutch, do not have umlaut of long vowels. The eastern variety with umlaut was probably adopted to avoid homonymy with boek.
Noun
beuk m (plural beuken, diminutive beukje n)
- beech
Related terms
- boekweit
Descendants
- Afrikaans: beuk
Etymology 2
Variant of buik.
Noun
beuk m (plural beuken, diminutive beukje n)
- part of a church building, compare middenbeuk
- Synonym: schip
Limburgish
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch boke, boeke, from Old Dutch *buoka, from Proto-Germanic *bōkijǭ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bøː˦˨k/
Noun
beuk ?
- beech
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bø˦˨˧k/
Noun
beuk
- plural of book
Scots
Noun
beuk (plural beuks)
- Alternative form of buik