hurken

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch huken, possibly by metathesis from a form *huck(e)ren, frequentative of hucken (“to crouch”). Of obscure ultimate origin, but perhaps from the root of words like hoog (“high”), heup (“hip”), heuvel (“hill”), or ultimately related to Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to bend, curve”), similar to Ancient Greek γυρός (gurós, “round”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ʏrkən === Verb === hurken squat, crouch cower ==== Conjugation ==== === Noun === hurken pl (plural only, no diminutive) (plural only) haunches, heels. only used in op de hurken (gaan) zitten === References === === Anagrams === hunker