knikker
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Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From knikken, from Proto-Germanic *knikkoną (“to fold, snap”), which is imitative.
Noun[edit]
knikker m (plural knikkers, diminutive knikkertje n)
- a marble (toy)
- various similarly shaped objects, including:
- (by extension) a lump or stone
- (metonymically) (in the plural, absolutely used with definite article: de knikkers) The stakes of a game, deal etc.
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Etymology 2[edit]
Germanic: the root of knikken 'to nod' + -er
Noun[edit]
knikker m (plural knikkers, diminutive knikkertje n)
- A nodder