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Balg.

the hide of a small animal, such as a fox, hare, or bird, which is pulled off as one

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Meaning & usage

noun/balk//balç/

  1. the hide of a small animal, such as a fox, hare, or bird, which is pulled off as one

    masculine · strong

  2. short for Blasebalg (“bellows”), used especially with musical instruments, such as the accordion

    abbreviation · alt-of · masculine · strong

  3. follicle

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German balc, from Old High German balg, from Proto-West Germanic *balgi. Words for inflated objects are often used to refer to children; compare western German Panz (“child”), which is related with Pansen (“rumen”). Cognates Cognate with Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌲𐍃 (balgs, “wineskin”), Dutch balg, English belly, bellows. Compare also Russian балка (balka, “thick plank”), Slovene blazina (“cushion”), Avestan 𐬠𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬌𐬱 (bar^əziš, “cushion, cover”), Persian بالش (bâleš, “pillow”), Armenian բարձ (barj), Old Prussian balsinis.

noun/balk//balç/

  1. brat (a selfish, spoiled, or unruly child)

    masculine · neuter · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German balc, from Old High German balg, from Proto-West Germanic *balgi. Words for inflated objects are often used to refer to children; compare western German Panz (“child”), which is related with Pansen (“rumen”). Cognates Cognate with Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌲𐍃 (balgs, “wineskin”), Dutch balg, English belly, bellows. Compare also Russian балка (balka, “thick plank”), Slovene blazina (“cushion”), Avestan 𐬠𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬌𐬱 (bar^əziš, “cushion, cover”), Persian بالش (bâleš, “pillow”), Armenian բարձ (barj), Old Prussian balsinis.

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