jongen
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈjɔ.ŋə(n)/
noun
Definitions
- A boy, any male child.
- in the plural Members of a male 'peers' group, e.g. a military unit.
- (informal) Informal term used to address multiple children of masculine or mixed gender; kids, guys may be considered insufficiently gender-inclusive.
- (colloquial) Colloquial term used by men to address other familiar men; mate, dude, bro.
- (familiar) A male servant, especially but not exclusively a younger one using it for older men may be dated and offensive.
- (familiar) A male trainee or newcomer in a job.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch jonge.
Origin
Middle Dutch
jonge
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Junge German
- Nachbarjunge German
- Schusterjunge German
- jungenhaft German
- bal Dutch, Flemish
- ballenjongen Dutch, Flemish
- boer Dutch, Flemish
- boerenjongen Dutch, Flemish
- buur Dutch, Flemish
- buurjongen Dutch, Flemish
- droom Dutch, Flemish
- jongensachtig Dutch, Flemish
- jongensdroom Dutch, Flemish
- jongensschool Dutch, Flemish
- krant Dutch, Flemish
- krantenjongen Dutch, Flemish
- kwade Dutch, Flemish
- kwajongen Dutch, Flemish
- leerjongen Dutch, Flemish
- leren Dutch, Flemish
- loopjongen Dutch, Flemish
- lopen Dutch, Flemish
- ploeg Dutch, Flemish
- ploegjongen Dutch, Flemish
- scheepsjongen Dutch, Flemish
- schip Dutch, Flemish
- school Dutch, Flemish
- schooljongen Dutch, Flemish
- sigaret Dutch, Flemish
- sigarettenjongen Dutch, Flemish
- stal Dutch, Flemish
- staljongen Dutch, Flemish
- straat Dutch, Flemish
- straatjongen Dutch, Flemish
- wees Dutch, Flemish
- weesjongen Dutch, Flemish
- юнга Russian
- jonge Middle Dutch
- jong Afrikaans
- kwajong Afrikaans
- tuinjong Afrikaans
- bal
- buur
- stal
- boer
- wees
- droom
- krant
- leren
- ploeg
- lopen
- kwade
- schip
- straat
- school
- sigaret
- kwajongen
- loopjongen
- weesjongen
- staljongen
- buurjongen
- leerjongen
- ploegjongen
- ballenjongen
- straatjongen
- boerenjongen
- jongensdroom
- schooljongen
- krantenjongen
- jongensachtig
- jongensschool
- scheepsjongen
- sigarettenjongen