Balg

From Middle High German balc, from Old High German balg, from Proto-Germanic *balgiz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ- (“to swell”), cognate with Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌲𐍃 (balgs, “wineskin”), Dutch balg, English belly, bellows. Confer Russian балка (balka, “thick plank”), Slovene blazina (“cushion”), Avestan 𐬠𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬌𐬱‎ (barəziš, “cushion, cover”), Persian بالش‎ (bâleš, “pillow”), Armenian բարձ (barj), Old Prussian balsinis.

• IPA^(key): /balk/

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• Rhymes: -alk

Balg m or n (genitive Balgs, plural Bälger)

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

Balg m (genitive Balgs, plural Bälge)

1. hide
2. (technical) bellows
3. (botany) follicle