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smelleken.

merlin (Falco columbarius)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsmɛ.lə.kə(n)/
  1. merlin (Falco columbarius)

    neuter
Where this word comes from

A diminutive in -ken of smeerle (“small falcon, merlin”), a form attested until at least as late as the 17th century, which in turn derives from Middle Dutch smeerle, from Old Dutch *smiril, from Proto-West Germanic *smiril, from Proto-Germanic *smirilaz.

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