mottenbal
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈmɔ.tə(n)ˌbɑl/
noun
Definitions
- A mothball, bug-repelling ball.
- (figuratively) Long-term storage; unsavory state (of conservation)
Etymology
Compound from Dutch, Flemish mot (sow, moth, sawdust, woman, lewd woman, pig, grit, drizzle, murky weather, dust from turf, dust, fine sand) + Dutch, Flemish bal (ball, bad, dance, testicle, bal, toff).
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
bal
Gloss
ball, bad, dance, testicle, bal, toff
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
玉
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bal Dutch, Flemish
- balbezit Dutch, Flemish
- baldadig Dutch, Flemish
- balhoofd Dutch, Flemish
- ballen Dutch, Flemish
- ballenjongen Dutch, Flemish
- ballenknijper Dutch, Flemish
- ballenspel Dutch, Flemish
- ballentent Dutch, Flemish
- balorig Dutch, Flemish
- balpen Dutch, Flemish
- balspel Dutch, Flemish
- balsport Dutch, Flemish
- balverlies Dutch, Flemish
- balzaal Dutch, Flemish
- basketbal Dutch, Flemish
- biljartbal Dutch, Flemish
- bitterbal Dutch, Flemish
- boksbal Dutch, Flemish
- boogbal Dutch, Flemish
- braakbal Dutch, Flemish
- corpsbal Dutch, Flemish
- eierbal Dutch, Flemish
- gehaktbal Dutch, Flemish
- haarbal Dutch, Flemish
- handbal Dutch, Flemish
- hoekbal Dutch, Flemish
- honkbal Dutch, Flemish
- kauwgombal Dutch, Flemish
- keldermot Dutch, Flemish
- kerstbal Dutch, Flemish
- korfbal Dutch, Flemish
- mot Dutch, Flemish
- motten Dutch, Flemish
- mottig Dutch, Flemish
- nasibal Dutch, Flemish
- oogbal Dutch, Flemish
- pluimbal Dutch, Flemish
- reukbal Dutch, Flemish
- sambabal Dutch, Flemish
- slagbal Dutch, Flemish
- slijmbal Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwbal Dutch, Flemish
- speelbal Dutch, Flemish
- steenmot Dutch, Flemish
- stippelmot Dutch, Flemish
- strandbal Dutch, Flemish
- stressbal Dutch, Flemish
- teelbal Dutch, Flemish
- tennisbal Dutch, Flemish
- trefbal Dutch, Flemish
- uilenbal Dutch, Flemish
- vangbal Dutch, Flemish
- voetbal Dutch, Flemish
- zaadbal Dutch, Flemish
- bal Indonesian
- bal Middle Dutch
- motte Middle Dutch
- bal Afrikaans
- mot
- bal
- mottig
- ballen
- oogbal
- balpen
- motten
- nasibal
- boksbal
- haarbal
- hoekbal
- eierbal
- voetbal
- balorig
- reukbal
- honkbal
- balspel
- korfbal
- boogbal
- trefbal
- handbal
- teelbal
- zaadbal
- slagbal
- balzaal
- vangbal
- slijmbal
- kerstbal
- speelbal
- baldadig
- sambabal
- corpsbal
- balhoofd
- braakbal
- balbezit
- uilenbal
- steenmot
- pluimbal
- balsport
- keldermot
- gehaktbal
- tennisbal
- sneeuwbal
- basketbal
- bitterbal
- stressbal
- strandbal
- ballentent
- stippelmot
- kauwgombal
- ballenspel
- biljartbal
- balverlies
- ballenjongen
- ballenknijper