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knikker.

a marble (toy)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈknɪkər/
  1. a marble (toy)

    masculine
  2. various similarly shaped objects, including: a billiards ball

    masculine
  3. various similarly shaped objects, including: certain seeds

    masculine
  4. various similarly shaped objects, including: a head, especially a bald skull (typically in kale knikker)

    humorous · masculine
  5. a lump or stone

    broadly · masculine
  6. (in the plural, absolutely used with definite article: de knikkers) The stakes of a game, deal etc.

    masculine · metonymically
Where this word comes from

From knikken, from Proto-Germanic *knikkoną (“to fold, snap”), which is imitative.

noun/ˈknɪkər/
  1. a nodder

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Germanic: the root of knikken 'to nod' + -er.

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