billen

Meaning

Verb

to sharpen, to apply grooves to a millstone

Noun

plural of bil

bil

a buttock, usually used in the plural: billen, unless specified as left/right

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Concepts

buttocks

bum

buttock

bottom

fanny

seat

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Synonyms

bips

kont

zitvlak

Translations

fesses

bunda

🍑

trasero

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nádegas

Hinterbacke

Gesäß

رِدْف(ان

pisi’nos

ɣlu’ti

derrière

natja

postérieur

séant

Steiß

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɪ.lə(n)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: billen

Cognate with Old Norse: bíldr

In summary

From Middle Dutch billen, probably ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bíþla- (“axe”), instrumental noun from *bītaną (“to bite”). Related to Old Norse bíldr (“bloodletting knife”).