hurken

Verb

1. squat, crouch
2. cower

Noun

haunches, heels. only used in op de hurken (gaan) zitten

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: huken

In summary

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”).

Concepts

squat

crouch

cower

snuggle

Synonyms

in elkaar duiken

Translations

kauern

kucać

hocken

s’accroupir

acocorar

agacharse

accovacciarsi

être accroupi

acuclillarse

agachar-se

sich hinkauern

’kaθome okla’ðon

être tapi

κάθομαι σταυροπόδι

ajupir