klucht

Dutch (Brabantic)

noun
Definitions
  • (dated) kind of theater play, farce
  • (esp. Brabantian, figuratively) chaotic, loud and/or ridiculous situation

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch cluft inherited from Old Dutch *kluft inherited from Proto-Germanic *kluftiz root from Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ- (split, cut, carve, peel, divide, slice, cleave).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*glewbʰ-

Gloss

split, cut, carve, peel, divide, slice, cleave

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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