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tokkelen.

to pluck strings

8 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈtɔkələ(n)/
  1. to pluck strings

    intransitive
  2. to strum instruments

    intransitive
  3. to tick, tap staccato

    intransitive
  4. to tap, touch repeatedly, in various ways meanings

    obsolete · transitive
Where this word comes from

A frequentive verb derived from tokken + -elen (to pull, tap, tick). Cognate with West Frisian tûkelje (“to pull with little tugs”).

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