different between grivet vs waag

English

Etymology

From French grivet

Noun

grivet (plural grivets)

1. An Old World monkey, Chlorocebus aethiops, with long white tufts of hair along the sides of the face.

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /w??/

Noun

waag (plural waags)

1. The grivet (an African monkey) - Chlorocebus aethiops

Synonyms

• grivet, tota

Anagrams

• awag

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a?x/
• Hyphenation: waag
• Rhymes: -a?x

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch wâge, from Old Dutch w?ga, from Proto-Germanic *w?g?.

Noun

waag f (plural wagen, diminutive waagje n)

1. weighing scales

   Synonym: weegschaal

2. place (building) where goods are weighed

   Synonym: waaggebouw

Derived terms

• boterwaag
• heksenwaag
• kaaswaag

Related terms

• waagschaal

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch w?ge f, alternative form of rare waech m, from Old Dutch *w?g, from Proto-Germanic *w?gaz. The feminine may be a mere variant (if old from Old Dutch *w?ga, from Proto-Germanic *w?g?), or it may be due to a merger with another word with an original short vowel, which is attested in Middle High German wage (“movement, shaking”), Old High German waga. See German Woge for more.

Noun

waag f (plural wagen, diminutive waagje n)

1. wave
2. water flow, current

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

waag

1. first-person singular present indicative of wagen
2. imperative of wagen

North Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *w?gaz (“motion, storm, wave”).

Noun

waag n (plural waagen)

1. (Föhr-Amrum) wave

   skümig waagen

   foaming waves

Tagalog

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /?wa.?a?/

Noun

waag

1. wide, open field or space
2. state or condition of being wide-open and clear to viewing

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /wa.??a?/

Adjective

waag

1. open; wide and clear (referring to a place)
2. cleared of obstructions that hinder clear viewing

Derived terms

• waagan
• waagin