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English
Etymology
Shortening of periwig, itself an alteration of French perruque.
Pronunciation
AHD|wÄg, IPA|/wɪg/, SAMPA|/wIg/
audio|en-us-wig.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|ɪɡ
Homophones
Whig (in accents with the wine-whine merger)
Whig (in accents with the wine-whine merger)
Noun
en-noun
- A head of real or synthetic hair worn on the head to disguise baldness; for cultural or religious reasons; for fashion; or by actors to help them resemble the character they are portraying.
Synonyms
hairpiece
toupee, toupe
peruke
Derived terms
wig out
bald wig
fright wig
bewigged
Translations
Chinese: �髮, ��
Danish: paryk g|Danish
Dutch: pruik m
Finnish: peruukki#Finnish|peruukki
French: perruque f
German: Perücke f
Greek: �ε�ο�κα f
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Italian: parrucca f
Japanese: ���
Korean: ��
Portuguese: peruca f
Russian: па�ик m (parik)
Serbian: vlasulja
Spanish: peluca f
Verb
en-verb|wigg|ing
- To put on a wig; to provide with a wig (especially of an actor etc.).
- colloquial To upbraid, reprimand.
- colloquial To become very excitable or emotional; to lose control of one's emotions.
Related terms
wig out
See also
earwig
merkin
periwig
peruke
Category:English homophones
Category:Hair
Dutch
Noun
nl-noun|g1m|g2f|plwiggen|dimwiggetje
- wedge
Old English
Pronunciation
IPA|/wi:j/
Etymology 1
From Germanic *wig-, from Indo-European *weik-. Cognate with Old Frisian wig, Old Saxon wig, Old High German wic|wÄ«c, Old Norse vÃg. The IE root is also the source of Latin vincere, Welsh gwychr, Russian век, Lithuanian veikti|veÄ©kti.
Noun
unicode|wīġ n (plural same)
- war, battle
#: Oft ic wig seo, frecne feohtan: often I see war, brave men fighting. (AS Riddles)
Related terms
wiga
Etymology 2
Variant of weoh.
Noun
Latinx|wīġ m
- idol
Derived terms
wigweorþung|wīġweorþung
Category:Old English nouns
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fr:wig
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it:wig
ug:wig
pl:wig
pt:wig
ru:wig
fi:wig
ta:wig
te:wig
vi:wig
zh:wig
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