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Huij
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Dutch
Etymology
Potentially attested as Groote Heug and Klyne Heug in 1803-1820, attested with certainty as den Huy in 1838-1857. Etymology nl unknown. Potentially related to dialectal nl hui whey, the dialectal expression nl hui drinken to do poorly, to fare ill (here as a reference to soil quality), or nl hui owl. Compare nl Huijbergen.
Pronunciation
nl /ɦœy̯/
nl Nl-hui.ogg
nl Huij
nl œy̯ 1
nl hui
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet mun/Land van Cuijk p/North Brabant c/Netherlands