maag

See also: måg

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch maag, from Middle Dutch māge, from Old Dutch *mago, from Proto-Germanic *magô.

Pronunciation

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Noun

maag (plural mae or mage, diminutive magie)

1. stomach

   Synonyms: pens, kossak

2. belly; abdomen

   Synonyms: pens, boep, buik

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maːx/

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• Hyphenation: maag
• Rhymes: -aːx

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch māge, from Old Dutch *mago, from Proto-West Germanic *magō, from Proto-Germanic *magô.

Noun

maag f (plural magen, diminutive maagje n)

1. stomach, gut

Derived terms

• lebmaag
• maagaandoening
• maagpijn
• maagsap
• maagzuur
• maagzweer
• toetjesmaag
• voormaag
• zijn ogen zijn groter dan zijn maag

Descendants

• Afrikaans: maag
• Negerhollands: maag
• → Indonesian: mag

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch mâech, from Old Dutch *māg, from Frankish *māg, from Proto-Germanic *mēgaz.

Cognate to German Mag, Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌲𐍃 (mēgs, “son-in-law”), Swedish måg (“son-in-law”).

Noun

maag m (plural magen, diminutive maagje n)

1. (archaic) a member of one's kin, a blood relative

Derived terms

• zwaardmaag
• maagverwant
• maagverwantschap

Indonesian

Noun

maag

1. nonstandard spelling of mag

Further reading

• “maag”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016