Boerdonk
التعريفات والمعاني
== Dutch ==
=== Alternative forms ===
Boerring (dialect form)
=== Etymology ===
First attested as boerdonc in 1311. Compound of boer (“farmer”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”). So named to distinguish the settlement from the Donk in Beek en Donk and Keldonk.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈbur.dɔŋk/, [buːr-]
Hyphenation: Boer‧donk
=== Proper noun ===
Boerdonk n
a village in Meierijstad, North Brabant, Netherlands
Synonym: Zandhazenrijk (Carnival nickname)
==== Derived terms ====
Boerdonkenaar
Boerdonks
=== References ===
van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN