buckle

Etymology 1
The is derived from, from , , from  (from ; further etymology uncertain, possibly of  origin, or from ) +.

Noun (“great conflict or struggle”) is probably derived from verb  (“to apply (oneself) to, or prepare (oneself) for, a task or work”).

The is derived from, , from  (see above) +.

In verb, the sense “to apply (oneself) to, or prepare (oneself) for, a task or work” was derived from the now obsolete sense “to equip (oneself) for a battle, etc.”, and originally alluded to armour being buckled on to the body.

Noun

 * 1)  A metal clasp with a hinged tongue or a spike through which a belt or strap is passed and penetrated by the tongue or spike, in order to fasten the ends of the belt together or to secure the strap to something else.
 * 2)  Some other form of clasp used to fasten two things together.
 * 3)  An image of a clasp  used as the brisure of an eighth daughter.
 * 4)  A great conflict or struggle.
 * 1)  Some other form of clasp used to fasten two things together.
 * 2)  An image of a clasp  used as the brisure of an eighth daughter.
 * 3)  A great conflict or struggle.
 * 1)  A great conflict or struggle.

Translations

 * Albanian:
 * Arabic:
 * Egyptian Arabic: ابزيم
 * Armenian:
 * Old Armenian: ճարմանդ, շիգղ
 * Azerbaijani:
 * Belarusian: спра́жка, за́сцежка
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Burmese:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech: přezka, spona
 * Danish: spænde
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: buko
 * Estonian: pannal
 * Faroese: spenni
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician: fibela
 * Georgian:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient Greek: περόνη
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi: बकसुआ
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Icelandic: sylgja
 * Ido:
 * Indonesian:
 * Ingrian: präski
 * Irish: búcla
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: バックル,, 締め金
 * Kazakh:, тоға
 * Khmer: ,
 * Korean: 버클 ,
 * Kyrgyz:
 * Lao: ຫົວສາຍແອວ, ຜູກຄຽນແອວ
 * Latin: buccula
 * Latvian: sprādze
 * Lithuanian:
 * Macedonian: тока
 * Malay: gesper,
 * Maori: kati, tāpine, toromoka
 * Maranao: bakel
 * Mongolian:
 * Nepali: बेल्ट, पेटी
 * Norman: bliouque
 * Norwegian:
 * Ottoman Turkish: طوقه
 * Persian: ابزیم,
 * Plautdietsch: Schnal
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: ко̏пча, шна́ла
 * Roman: ,
 * Sinhalese: ගාංචුව
 * Slovak: pracka, sponka
 * Slovene: zaponka
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Tagalog: hebilya, pamuko
 * Thai: หัวเข็มขัด
 * Tibetan: ཆབ་རྩེ
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: пря́жка, за́стібка
 * Uzbek:
 * Vietnamese:
 * Walloon:
 * Welsh: bwcwl
 * Zhuang:


 * Finnish:
 * Macedonian:


 * Finnish:
 * Macedonian:

Verb

 * 1) To fasten (something) using a buckle (noun ); hence, to fasten (something) in any way.
 * 2)  To apply (oneself) to, or prepare (oneself) for, a task or work; also, to equip (oneself) for a battle, expedition, etc.
 * 3)  To unite (people) in marriage; to marry.
 * 4) To apply oneself to or prepare for a task or work.
 * 5)  To unite with someone in marriage; to marry.
 * 6)  To participate in some contest or labour; to join in close fight; to contend.
 * 1)  To apply (oneself) to, or prepare (oneself) for, a task or work; also, to equip (oneself) for a battle, expedition, etc.
 * 2)  To unite (people) in marriage; to marry.
 * 3) To apply oneself to or prepare for a task or work.
 * 4)  To unite with someone in marriage; to marry.
 * 5)  To participate in some contest or labour; to join in close fight; to contend.
 * 1)  To apply (oneself) to, or prepare (oneself) for, a task or work; also, to equip (oneself) for a battle, expedition, etc.
 * 2)  To unite (people) in marriage; to marry.
 * 3) To apply oneself to or prepare for a task or work.
 * 4)  To unite with someone in marriage; to marry.
 * 5)  To participate in some contest or labour; to join in close fight; to contend.
 * 1)  To unite (people) in marriage; to marry.
 * 2) To apply oneself to or prepare for a task or work.
 * 3)  To unite with someone in marriage; to marry.
 * 4)  To participate in some contest or labour; to join in close fight; to contend.
 * 1) To apply oneself to or prepare for a task or work.
 * 2)  To unite with someone in marriage; to marry.
 * 3)  To participate in some contest or labour; to join in close fight; to contend.
 * 1) To apply oneself to or prepare for a task or work.
 * 2)  To unite with someone in marriage; to marry.
 * 3)  To participate in some contest or labour; to join in close fight; to contend.
 * 1)  To unite with someone in marriage; to marry.
 * 2)  To participate in some contest or labour; to join in close fight; to contend.
 * 1)  To unite with someone in marriage; to marry.
 * 2)  To participate in some contest or labour; to join in close fight; to contend.
 * 1)  To unite with someone in marriage; to marry.
 * 2)  To participate in some contest or labour; to join in close fight; to contend.
 * 1)  To unite with someone in marriage; to marry.
 * 2)  To participate in some contest or labour; to join in close fight; to contend.
 * 1)  To participate in some contest or labour; to join in close fight; to contend.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Finnish:, kiinnittää soljella
 * French:
 * Georgian:
 * Greek:
 * Ido:
 * Italian:
 * Korean:
 * Macedonian: закопчува
 * Maori: pine, whakamau, whakatina
 * Ottoman Turkish: طوقه‌لامق
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: зако̀пчати
 * Roman:
 * Turkish: tokalamak


 * Finnish: ,
 * Macedonian:

Etymology 2


Origin. Probably from, from , from the same ultimate origin as Etymology 1 above. In some senses, possibly from.

Verb

 * 1)  To cause (something) to bend, or to become distorted.
 * 2)  To curl (hair).
 * 3)  Of a thing (especially a slender structure under compression): to collapse or distort under physical pressure.
 * 4)   Of a person: to (suddenly) cease resisting pressure or stress; to give in or give way, to yield.
 * 1)  To curl (hair).
 * 2)  Of a thing (especially a slender structure under compression): to collapse or distort under physical pressure.
 * 3)   Of a person: to (suddenly) cease resisting pressure or stress; to give in or give way, to yield.
 * 1)   Of a person: to (suddenly) cease resisting pressure or stress; to give in or give way, to yield.
 * 1)   Of a person: to (suddenly) cease resisting pressure or stress; to give in or give way, to yield.
 * 1)   Of a person: to (suddenly) cease resisting pressure or stress; to give in or give way, to yield.
 * 1)   Of a person: to (suddenly) cease resisting pressure or stress; to give in or give way, to yield.
 * 1)   Of a person: to (suddenly) cease resisting pressure or stress; to give in or give way, to yield.
 * 1)   Of a person: to (suddenly) cease resisting pressure or stress; to give in or give way, to yield.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French: ,
 * German:
 * Macedonian:
 * Russian:


 * Bulgarian: извивам се
 * Finnish:, nurjahtaa
 * French: se déformer
 * German: sich biegen
 * Greek:
 * Ido:
 * Macedonian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic:
 * Roman: urušiti se


 * Finnish:
 * French:, , s’affaisser, s’écrouler
 * German: ,
 * Italian:
 * Macedonian:

Noun

 * 1)  A distortion; a bend, bulge, or kink.
 * 2)  An upward, elongated displacement of a roof membrane, frequently occurring over deck joints or insulation, which may indicate movement of the roof assembly.
 * 3)  Usually preceded by a descriptive word: a cake baked with fresh fruit (often blueberries) and a streusel topping.
 * 4)  A curl of hair, especially a kind of crisp curl formerly worn; also, the state of hair being curled in this manner.
 * 1)  A curl of hair, especially a kind of crisp curl formerly worn; also, the state of hair being curled in this manner.

Translations

 * Finnish:
 * Macedonian:


 * Finnish: murukuorrute-hedelmäkakku
 * Macedonian: