Kijkuit
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Etymology[edit]
- (Noord-Brabant) Attested as De Kykuit in 1838-1857. Compound of the imperative form of kijken (“watch, look”) and uit (“out”), here used as a synonym of uitkijk (“crow's nest, look-out”).
- (Zeeland) Attested as Kijkuit in 1747. Compound of the imperative form of kijken (“watch, look”) and uit (“out”), here used as a synonym of uitkijk (“crow's nest, look-out”). Named after a former sconce.
Compare Kopaf, De Omval, Pasop, Rolaf and Valom. See also Zealandic Kiekuut.
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Kijkuit n
- A hamlet in Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands.