Balg

Meaning

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

Concepts

pelt

brat

bellow

hide

bellows

wanton

stuffed animal

stuffed bird

bag

hides and skins

coat

🧥

mount

skin

skins

Synonyms

Pelz

Fell

Tierhaut

Gör

verzogenes Kind

Kind

🧒

Schelm

👿

Wesen

Göre

Bälger

ausgestopftes Tier

Haut und Fell

boshaftes Kind

Federlappen

ausgestopfter Vogel

Flegel

Gefieder

Haarfarbe

Herkunft

pelz

Pronounced as (IPA)

/balk/

Etymology

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.