Beukelaar

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as ten buekelaer in 1374. Compound of beuk (“beech, Fagus sylvatica”) and laar (“intensively cultivated forest”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbøː.kəˌlaːr/
  • Hyphenation: Beu‧ke‧laar

Proper noun

Beukelaar n

  1. A hamlet in Meierijstad, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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