blaag

Dutch

Etymology

Compare western German colloquial or dialectal Blag (“kid”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /blaːx/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: blaag
  • Rhymes: -aːx

Noun

blaag m (plural blagen, diminutive blaagje n)

  1. child, kid, only said of minors, in this sense usually in the plural
    Synonyms: kind, telg
  2. rascal, brat
    Synonyms: deugniet, kwajongen, rakker

Derived terms

  • blagerig

References

  • M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

German Low German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Low German blaw.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /blɔːx/, /blɒːx/ (more on the merger of monophthongal A and O)

Adjective

blaag

  1. (in several dialects) blue
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