waag

English

Etymology

Ultimately from Tigrinya ወዓግ (wäʿag).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɑɡ/
• Rhymes: -ɑɡ

Noun

waag (plural waags)

1. The grivet (an African monkey) - Chlorocebus aethiops

Synonyms

• grivet, tota

Anagrams

• Agaw, GAWA, awag

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋaːx/

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• Hyphenation: waag
• Rhymes: -aːx

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch wâge, from Old Dutch wāga, from Proto-West Germanic *wāgu, from Proto-Germanic *wēgō.

Noun

waag f (plural wagen, diminutive waagje n)

1. weighing scales

   Synonym: weegschaal

2. place (building) where goods are weighed

   Synonym: waaggebouw

Derived terms

• boterwaag
• heksenwaag
• kaaswaag

Related terms

• waagschaal

Descendants

• Negerhollands: waag

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch wāge f, alternative form of rare waech m, from Old Dutch *wāg, from Proto-West Germanic *wāg, from Proto-Germanic *wēgaz. The feminine may be a mere variant (if old from Old Dutch *wāga, from Proto-West Germanic *wāgu, from Proto-Germanic *wēgō), or it may be due to a merger with another word with an original short vowel, which is attested in Middle High German wage (“movement, shaking”), Old High German waga. See German Woge for more.

Noun

waag f (plural wagen, diminutive waagje n)

1. wave
2. water flow, current

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

waag

1. inflection of wagen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

North Frisian

Etymology 1

From Old Frisian weg, from Proto-West Germanic *wāg (“motion, storm, wave”).

Noun

waag n (plural waagen)

1. (Föhr-Amrum) wave

   skümig waagen ― foaming waves

Etymology 2

From Old Frisian wike, from Proto-West Germanic *wikā. Cognates include West Frisian wike.

Noun

waag f (plural waage)

1. (Mooring) week

Alternative forms

• weg (Föhr-Amrum)
• Week (Sylt)

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /waˈʔaɡ/ [wɐˈʔaɡ̚] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -aɡ
  • IPA^(key): /ˈwaʔaɡ/ [ˈwaː.ʔɐɡ̚] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -aʔaɡ
• Syllabification: wa‧ag

Adjective

waág (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜀᜄ᜔)

1. open; wide and clear (referring to a place)
2. cleared of obstructions that hinder clear viewing

Noun

waag (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜀᜄ᜔)

1. wide, open field or space

   Synonyms: luwag, luwang, aliwalas

2. state or condition of being wide-open and clear for viewing

Derived terms

• waagan
• waagin

See also

• waang

Anagrams

• gawa, agaw, agwa