kwakkel

Dutch

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) kwackel, quakkel, quackel

Etymology

From Middle Dutch quackele, from *kwakila (compare Low German Quakkel), blend of *kwak (“quack”) and Proto-Germanic *hwahtilō (“quail”) (compare dialectal Dutch wachtel, German Wachtel), diminutive of Proto-Indo-European *kʷoḱt- (compare Latin co(c)turnīx, Lithuanian vaštaka, Sanskrit चातक (cātaka, “pied cuckoo”)), metathesis of *u̯ortokʷ- (“quail”) (compare Dutch kwartel). More at kwartel. Not related to kwakkelen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʋɑ.kəl/

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• Hyphenation: kwak‧kel
• Rhymes: -ɑkəl
• Homophone: Kwakkel

Noun

kwakkel f or m (plural kwakkels, diminutive kwakkeltje n)

1. Synonym of kwartel (“quail”)
2. (Belgium) (false) rumour

Descendants

• Afrikaans: kwakkel