English

Noun

waag ‎(plural waags)

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

Synonyms

• grivet, tota

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋaːx/
• Rhymes: -aːx

Etymology 1

Verb

waag

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

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch wage, from Old Dutch wāga, from Proto-Germanic *wēgō.

Noun

waag f ‎(plural wagen, diminutive waagje n)

1. weighing scales
2. place (building) where goods are weighed

Etymology 3

From Middle Dutch wage ‎(“wave”), from an ablaut stem of the verb wegen ‎(“to move; to weigh”).

Noun

waag f ‎(plural wagen, diminutive waagje n)

1. wave
2. water flow, current

North Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wēgaz ‎(“motion, storm, wave”).

Noun

waag n ‎(plural waagen)

1. (Föhr-Amrum) wave

   skümig waagen

   foaming waves

Tagalog

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ˈwa.ʔaɡ/

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.ˈʔaɡ/

Adjective

waag

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

Derived terms

• waagan
• waagin