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Romanization
bengel
- Romanization of ꦧꦼꦔꦼꦭ꧀
Danish
Etymology
German Bengel.
Noun
bengel c (singular definite benglen or bengelen, plural indefinite bengler)
- lout, loafer
Inflection
Synonyms
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch bengel, from Old Dutch *bengil, from Proto-West Germanic *bangil, from Proto-Germanic *bangilaz (“club, stick”). Similar sense development is found in German Bengel (“rascal”). Related to English bang.
Noun
bengel m (plural bengels, diminutive bengeltje n)
- a young rascal, a naughty to mischievous kid, usually a tomboy
Rob is een onverbeterlijke bengel.- Rob is an incorrigible rascal.
- a club, stick, bat
Synonyms
- rascal
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From bengelen, from etymology 1.
Noun
bengel m (plural bengels, diminutive bengeltje n)
- (dated) the clapper of a bell
- (dated) the whole bell (metal struck idiophone)
- an earring
- (criminal slang) a watch chain
Derived terms
Anagrams
Karao
Noun
bengel
- headband
Maranao
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəŋəl.
Adjective
bengel
- deaf