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balken.

to bray, make a donkey's sound

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈbɑlkə(n)/
  1. to bray, make a donkey's sound

    intransitive
  2. to utter asinine talk

    figuratively · intransitive
  3. to bawl, cry, weep loudly

    intransitive
  4. to belt, sing loudly

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch balken, belken, also bulken, probably onomatopoeic. Similar formations are found in German bölken (from Middle Low German), West Frisian balkje, English belch.

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