Balg

Bedeutung (Englisch)

(masculine,strong) the hide of a small animal, such as a fox, hare, or bird, which is pulled off as one
(abbreviation,alt-of,masculine,strong) short for Blasebalg (“bellows”), used especially with musical instruments, such as the accordion
(masculine,strong) follicle

Pelz

Fell

verzogenes Kind

Bälger

ausgestopftes Tier

Haut und Fell

boshaftes Kind

Federlappen

ausgestopfter Vogel

pelz

Frequenz

Geschlecht

♂️ Männlich

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/balk/

From Middle High German balc, from Old High German balg, from Proto-West Germanic *balgi. Words for inflated objects are often used to refer to children; compare western German Panz (“child”), which is related with Pansen (“rumen”). Cognates Cognate with Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌲𐍃 (balgs, “wineskin”), Dutch balg, English belly, bellows. Compare also Russian балка (balka, “thick plank”), Slovene blazina (“cushion”), Avestan 𐬠𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬌𐬱 (bar^əziš, “cushion, cover”), Persian بالش (bâleš, “pillow”), Armenian բարձ (barj), Old Prussian balsinis.