bengel

bengel

1. Romanization of ꦧꦼꦔꦼꦭ꧀

German Bengel.

bengel c (singular definite benglen or bengelen, plural indefinite bengler)

1. lout, loafer

• lømmel c
• lemmedasker c

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.ŋəl/

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• Hyphenation: ben‧gel
• Rhymes: -ɛŋəl

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.

bengel m (plural bengels, diminutive bengeltje n)

1. a young rascal, a naughty to mischievous kid, usually a tomboy

   Rob is een onverbeterlijke bengel.

   Rob is an incorrigible rascal.

2. a club, stick, bat

- rascal

• deugniet m
• kwajongen m
• rakker m
• rekel m
• vlegel m

• bengelen

From bengelen, from etymology 1.

bengel m (plural bengels, diminutive bengeltje n)

1. (dated) the clapper of a bell
2. (dated) the whole bell (metal struck idiophone)
3. an earring
4. (criminal slang) a watch chain

• beursbengel

• Belgen

bengel

1. headband

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəŋəl.

bengel

1. deaf