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fikken.

to burn

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈfɪkə(n)/
  1. to burn

    colloquial · intransitive
Where this word comes from

19th century, from a North Hollandic dialect. Probably identical to Middle Dutch ficken (“to hit, jerk”), dialectal Dutch fikkelen (“to move back and forth”), German ficken (idem, and thus “to fuck”). Referring to the unsteady movement of the flames. Further origin unknown, perhaps onomatopoeic.

noun/ˈfɪkə(n)/
  1. fingers

    plural · plural-only
    Blijf met je fikken van m'n spullen af!
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch fikkere, earlier vijghe, possibly from the root of fikken (“to burn”).

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