kuiken

See also: Kuiken

Dutch

Volwassen fuut (Podiceps cristatus) met kuiken

Alternative forms

• kieken

Etymology

From Middle Dutch kuken, kiken, from Old Dutch *kiukīn, originally from Proto-West Germanic *kiukīn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkœy̯.kə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: kui‧ken
• Rhymes: -œy̯kən

Noun

kuiken n (plural kuikens, diminutive kuikentje n)

1. chick, the hatched young of a bird, especially fowl

   Synonym: pullus

   Hyponyms: nesteling, takkeling

Derived terms

• eendenkuiken
• kuikensekser
• piepkuiken
• uilskuiken

Descendants

• Jersey Dutch: kääukötśe (from the diminutive)
• Negerhollands: kikentje, kikkentje, kikintśi, kikinsji (from the diminutive)
  • → Virgin Islands Creole: kinkinsti (dated)