buigen
Meaning
- (ergative) to bend
- (ergative) to bow
Concepts
bend
bow
curve
flex
incline
stoop
tilt
tip
slant
lean
slope
inflect
curtsy
deflect
kowtow
be inclined
arch
camber
hump
crook
decline
bend over
deviate
bank
careen
recline
hunker
Frequency
Hyphenated as
bui‧gen
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbœy̯ɣə(n)/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch bugen, from Old Dutch *būgan, from Proto-West Germanic *beugan, from Proto-Germanic *būganą, a variant form of *beuganą.
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