aal
Translingual
English
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Morinda citrifolia plantation
Etymology
Compare Sanskrit अलाक (alāka, “crown flower; kind of dye”).
Noun
aal (plural aals)
- The Indian mulberry or noni (Morinda citrifolia, Morinda tinctoria), a shrub found in Southeast Asia, the East Indies and the Pacific islands as far as French Polynesia.
- A reddish dyestuff obtained from the roots of the East Indian shrubs Morinda citrifolia and Morinda tinctoria.
Synonyms
- (Morinda citrifolia or Morinda tinctoria): Indian mulberry, noni
Further reading
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch aal, from Middle Dutch âel, from Old Dutch *āl, from Proto-Germanic *ēlaz.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aːl/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: aal
- Rhymes: -aːl
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch âel, from Old Dutch *āl, from Proto-West Germanic *āl, from Proto-Germanic *ēlaz.
Noun
aal m (plural alen, diminutive aaltje n)
- eel (fish), (Anguilla anguilla)
- Synonym: paling
- elver (young eel)
- (rare) padre
Usage notes
- A distinction is sometimes made between aal meaning a smaller or juvenile eel and paling meaning a large, adult specimen. In some fishing villages in the Netherlands, such as Volendam, only aal is traditionally used. Others use them interchangeably.
Alternative forms
- ael (obsolete)
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch āle, from Old Dutch *alo, from Proto-West Germanic *alu, from Proto-Germanic *alu, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut-. Doublet of ale.
Derived terms
Etymology 3
From Middle Dutch adel, 'mud'.
German
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aːl
Midob
References
- Insights Into Nilo-Saharan Language, History and Culture: Proceedings of the 9th Nilo-Saharan Linguistics Colloquium, Institute of African and Asian Studies, University of Khartoum, 16-19 February 2004 (Al-Amin Abu-Manga, Leoma G. Gilley, Anne Storch; 2006)
- starling.rinet.ru (as áːl)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian all, from Proto-West Germanic *all. Cognates include West Frisian al and German all.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aːl/
- Hyphenation: aal
- Rhymes: -aːl
Derived terms
- aaltied
Pronoun
aal
- all, everything
- 2000, Marron C. Fort, transl., Dät Näie Tästamänt un do Psoolme in ju aasterlauwerfräiske Uurtoal fon dät Seelterlound, Fräislound, Butjoarlound, Aastfräislound un do Groninger Umelounde [The New Testament and the Psalms in the East Frisian language, native to Saterland, Friesland, Butjadingen, East Frisia and the Ommelanden of Groningen], →ISBN, Dät Evangelium ätter Matthäus 1:22:
- Dut aal is geskäin, dät dät uutkume skuul, wät die Here truch dän Profeet kweden häd;
- This all has happened, so that it would come true, what the Lord through the profet has said.
References
- Marron C. Fort (2015) “aal”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
Scots
References
- “aal, adj.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
Seri
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑːɬ/
Declension
References
- Moser, Mary B., Marlett, Stephen A. (2010) Comcaac quih yaza quih hant ihiip hac: cmiique iitom - cocsar iitom - maricaana iitom [Seri-Spanish-English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Hermosillo: Plaza y Valdés Editores, →ISBN, page 39.
Yola
Determiner
aal
- Alternative form of aul
- 1927, “ZONG O DHREE YOLA MYTHENS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 131, line 7:
- An vish aal vellas wi a deel.
- And wish all men with the divil,
- 1927, “ZONG O DHREE YOLA MYTHENS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 131, line 10:
- Thaar's no own aal to taak uz thaar.
- There's no one at all to take us there,
- 1927, “ZONG O DHREE YOLA MYTHENS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 131, line 14:
- But aal a bys do leigh an praat,
- But all the boys do laugh and prate,
- 1927, “YOLA ZONG O BARONY VORTH”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 132, line 10:
- Aal haar, an wi eyen lik torches o tar?"
- "All hair, and with eyes like torches of tar,"
- 1927, “PAUDEEN FOUGHLAAN'S WEDDEEN”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 133, line 4:
- An aal their vrienes had a graat spree.
- And aal their friends had a great spree.
- 1927, “PAUDEEN FOUGHLAAN'S WEDDEEN”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 133, line 7:
- "Gud bless thee mee gurles," hay zaid, "own an aal."
- "God bless you, my children," he said, "one and all."
References
- Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 131
Yucatec Maya
Noun
aal
- son or daughter of a woman (only said of a mother or used by her to refer to her children)
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