"koefnoen" meaning in Dutch

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Adjective

IPA: /kufˈnun/ Audio: Nl-koefnoen.ogg
Etymology: From Yiddish [Term?], from the Hebrew letters קוּ״ף (kuf) and נוּ״ן (nun) representing the phrase kost niets (“costs nothing”) (or its Yiddish equivalent). By surface analysis, koef (“qoph”) + noen (“nun”). Etymology templates: {{bor|nl|yi|}} Yiddish [Term?], {{der|nl|he|-}} Hebrew, {{surf|nl|koef|noen|t1=qoph|t2=nun}} By surface analysis, koef (“qoph”) + noen (“nun”) Head templates: {{nl-adj|-|-}} koefnoen (not comparable)
  1. (dated, colloquial) free of charge Tags: colloquial, dated, not-comparable Synonyms: gratis, kostenloos
    Sense id: en-koefnoen-nl-adj--R4MW54r

Noun

IPA: /kufˈnun/ Audio: Nl-koefnoen.ogg Forms: koefnoens [plural], koefnoentje [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: From Yiddish [Term?], from the Hebrew letters קוּ״ף (kuf) and נוּ״ן (nun) representing the phrase kost niets (“costs nothing”) (or its Yiddish equivalent). By surface analysis, koef (“qoph”) + noen (“nun”). Etymology templates: {{bor|nl|yi|}} Yiddish [Term?], {{der|nl|he|-}} Hebrew, {{surf|nl|koef|noen|t1=qoph|t2=nun}} By surface analysis, koef (“qoph”) + noen (“nun”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|c|-s|+}} koefnoen c (plural koefnoens, diminutive koefnoentje n)
  1. (dated, colloquial) something that is free of charge Tags: colloquial, common-gender, dated
    Sense id: en-koefnoen-nl-noun-~22sH-mV Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100
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          "text": "De bos bloemen kwam koefnoen met de aankoop.",
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