barkjuke

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• barkjuk (apocope)

Etymology

From bar (“coniferous”) +‎ kjuke (“a tree growth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²baˑ.rɕʉˑ.kɛ/

Noun

barkjuke f (definite singular barkjuka, definite singular dative barkjuken, indefinite plural barkjuko, definite plural barkjukonn, definite plural dative barkjukom)

1. (dialectal, Trøndelag) a cone (fruit of a conifer)

Synonyms

• kongle