ransel

See also: ränsel

Danish

Etymology

From Low German Ranzel.

Noun

ransel c (singular definite ranslen or ranselen, plural indefinite ransler)

1. satchel, knapsack

   Coordinate term: tornyster

Declension

Declension of ransel

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ransel	ranslen ranselen	ransler	ranslerne
genitive	ransels	ranslens ranselens	ranslers	ranslernes

References

• “ransel” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “ransel” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑn.səl/
• Hyphenation: ran‧sel

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Ränzel.

Noun

ransel m (plural ransels, diminutive ranseltje n)

1. satchel (type of rectangular backpack)

   Synonyms: rugtas, rugzak

Descendants

• Afrikaans: ransel
• → Indonesian: ransel
• →? Japanese: ランドセル (randoseru)
  • → English: randoseru
• → Kangean: ransel (“backpack”)

Etymology 2

From ranselen.

Noun

ransel m (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. beating, usually in the combination pak ransel, a 'load' of licks

Synonyms

• aframmeling
• afranseling
• pandoering
• rammeling, (pak) rammel
• slaag

Related terms

• afranselen

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch ransel, from German Ränzel. Cognate with Afrikaans ransel, Japanese ランドセル (randoseru).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈransəl/ [ˈran.səl]
• Rhymes: -ansəl
• Syllabification: ran‧sel

Noun

ransêl (plural ransel-ransel)

1. backpack

   Synonym: tas punggung

Alternative forms

• rangsel

Further reading

• “ransel”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Kangean

Alternative forms

• ransĕl

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch ransel, from German Ränzel. Cognates to Afrikaans ransel.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ran‧sĕl

Noun

ransel

1. backpack

   Synonym: tas