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Schaijk
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Dutch
Alternative forms
nl Schòjk dialect form
Etymology
First attested as scaeywijc in 1383. Derived from a contracted compound of nl dum schade damage, disadvantage and nl wijk village, settlement. The name either refers to the inhospitable natural environment around the settlement or to its small size. Compare nl Meterik, nl Oostenrijk, nl Schadewijk and nl Schadijk.
Pronunciation
nl /sxɑi̯k/
nl Schaijk
nl ɑi̯k 1
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/former municipality mun/Maashorst p/North Brabant c/Netherlands
nl Moesland<qq:Carnival nickname>
Derived terms
nl Schaijkenaar
nl Schaijks
References