knikker

Meaning

1. (masculine) a marble (toy)
2. (masculine) various similarly shaped objects, including:
3. (masculine) various similarly shaped objects, including:
4. (humorous,masculine) various similarly shaped objects, including:
5. (broadly,masculine) a lump or stone
6. (masculine,metonymically) (in the plural, absolutely used with definite article: de knikkers) The stakes of a game, deal etc.

Concepts

marble

bean

taw

Synonyms

kop

stuiter

kloot

koker

harses

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈknɪkər/

Etymology

From knikken, from Proto-Germanic *knikkoną (“to fold, snap”), which is imitative.