tøj

Danish

[ˈtˢʌj]

noun
Definitions
  • fabric, material
  • (uncountable) cloth, clothes, clothing
  • tool, mechanism
  • means of transport, mode of transport
  • body part with a certain function
  • articles of everyday use
  • material for knitting, needle work and such
  • something unpleasant

Etymology

Derived from Middle Low German tüg, tug (clothes, tool) inherited from Proto-Germanic *teugą (stuff, device, matter, literally that which is drawn, gear), *teugą (stuff, device, matter, literally that which is drawn, gear).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*teugą

Gloss

stuff, device, matter, literally that which is drawn, gear

Concept
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Possession

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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