blaag

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blaːx/

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• 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

• blag
• (Low Prussian) blau, blaug

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