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Etymology

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From Dutch misschien, from Middle Dutch misschien.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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miskien

  1. maybe

West Frisian

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Etymology

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Compare Dutch misschien. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mɪsˈkiə̯n/, /məsˈkiə̯n/

Adverb

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miskien

  1. maybe, perhaps, possibly
    Miskien komt Pyt ek.
    Maybe Pyt will come too.
    Jan komt miskien net.
    Jan might not come.

Further reading

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  • miskien”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011