baaga

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Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German wāge, from Old High German wāga, from Proto-Germanic *wēgǭ, *wēgō (weight, scale). Cognate with German Waage, English wey, Icelandic vág.

Noun

baaga f

  1. (Sette Comuni) scale (device to measure weight)
    De baaga ist ganützet so béegan abe bon allame.
    The scale is used to weigh everything.

References

  • “baaga” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo