Hijken

== Dutch == === Etymology === First attested as civibus de hyken in 1370. Etymology unknown. Not derived from a personal name or from a term cognate to Middle Dutch hie (“settlement, hamlet”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Hieken. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɦɛi̯.kə(n)/ Hyphenation: Hij‧ken Rhymes: -ɛi̯kən === Proper noun === Hijken n a village in Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe, Netherlands ==== Derived terms ==== Hijkenaar Hijker Hijkersmilde === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN