smelleken

== Dutch == === Etymology === A diminutive in -ken of smeerle (“small falcon, merlin”), a form attested until at least as late as the 17th century, which in turn derives from Middle Dutch smeerle, from Old Dutch *smiril, from Proto-West Germanic *smiril, from Proto-Germanic *smirilaz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsmɛ.lə.kə(n)/ === Noun === smelleken n (plural smellekens) merlin (Falco columbarius) ==== Derived terms ==== === References === van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “smelleken”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute === Further reading === smelleken on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl