hurken

Meaning

Verb

1. squat, crouch
2. cower

Noun

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

Concepts

squat

crouch

cower

snuggle

Synonyms

in elkaar duiken

Translations

kauern

hocken

s’accroupir

acocorar

agacharse

accovacciarsi

être accroupi

acuclillarse

agachar-se

sich hinkauern

’kaθome okla’ðon

être tapi

κάθομαι σταυροπόδι

ajupir

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”).