buik

Dutch (Brabantic)

/bœy̯k/

noun
Definitions
  • belly
  • paunch (referring euphemistically to a protrusive belly)
  • (nautical) The lowest inner part of a ship's hull, where water accumulates.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch buuc inherited from Old Dutch būc inherited from Proto-Germanic *būkaz (belly, body, stomach, abdomen, torso, trunk).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*būkaz

Gloss

belly, body, stomach, abdomen, torso, trunk

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

腹, 胃

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