bakkeleien

Dutch

Alternative forms

• bakkelaaien (archaic, dialectal)
• bakkelaayen (obsolete)
• bakkeleijen (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ambonese Malay bakalai, from Malay berkelahi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbɑkəˈlɛi̯ə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: bak‧ke‧lei‧en
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯ən

Verb

bakkeleien

1. (intransitive) to quarrel, to argue, to fight [with over ‘about/over’] [from 18th c.]
2. (intransitive, archaic) to fight, to brawl (to engage in physical combat) [late 17th–20th c.]

Conjugation

Conjugation of bakkeleien (weak)
infinitive	bakkeleien
past singular	bakkeleide
past participle	gebakkeleid
infinitive	bakkeleien
gerund	bakkeleien n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	bakkelei	bakkeleide
2nd person sing. (jij)	bakkeleit, bakkelei2	bakkeleide
2nd person sing. (u)	bakkeleit	bakkeleide
2nd person sing. (gij)	bakkeleit	bakkeleide
3rd person singular	bakkeleit	bakkeleide
plural	bakkeleien	bakkeleiden
subjunctive sing.1	bakkeleie	bakkeleide
subjunctive plur.1	bakkeleien	bakkeleiden
imperative sing.	bakkelei
imperative plur.1	bakkeleit
participles	bakkeleiend	gebakkeleid
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Descendants

• Afrikaans: baklei
• → West Frisian: bakkeleie