Bombay Hook

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Dutch Boompjes Hoeck (modern Dutch Boompjes Hoek, literally “Little-tree Hook”). Spelling influenced by, and thus remodeled after, Bombay (“historical name of Mumbai”) +‎ hook (“a curve”), and thus also inadvertently a partial calque from Middle Dutch.

Proper noun

Bombay Hook

1. A point in Kent County, Delaware, United States

   Synonym: Bombay Hook Point

2. A natural region of modern-day Kent County, Delaware, United States.
3. The Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, a national park encompassing the natural region.

Derived terms

• Bombay Hook Island
• Bombay Hook Point Shoal

Translations

natural region and national park

• Dutch: Boompjes Hoek m

  Middle Dutch: Boompjes Hoeck m

• Unami: Mèthaksënòsink

See also

• Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons