buis

Meaning

buizen

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/bœy̯s/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch buse, of uncertain origin, plausibly representing an umlauted byform *beusju of Proto-West Germanic *beusu (“rush, bentgrass”) which gives Dutch bies. For the "television" sense, compare English tube.

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