blauw

Dutch (Brabantic)

/blɑu̯/

adj
Definitions
  • blue
  • visibly bruised, as in blauwe plek 'a bluish bruise'
  • (slang) drunk

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch blau inherited from Old Dutch *blāo inherited from *blāu inherited from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz (blue, dark blue, yellowish-gray, black, grey, dark, gray).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*blēwaz

Gloss

blue, dark blue, yellowish-gray, black, grey, dark, gray

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

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