bengel

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Banyumasan

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Romanization

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bengel

  1. Romanization of ꦧꦼꦔꦼꦭ꧀

Danish

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Etymology

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German Bengel.

Noun

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

  1. lout, loafer

Inflection

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛ.ŋəl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ben‧gel
  • Rhymes: -ɛŋəl

Etymology 1

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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

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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
Synonyms
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- rascal

Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From bengelen, from etymology 1.

Noun

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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
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Anagrams

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Karao

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Noun

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bengel

  1. headband

Maranao

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəŋəl.

Adjective

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bengel

  1. deaf