waag

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English

Etymology

Ultimately from Tigrinya ወዓግ (wäʿag).

Pronunciation

Noun

waag (plural waags)

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

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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
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
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Tagalog

Pronunciation

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

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See also

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