adal

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See also: Adal, aðal, -adal, and aðal-

Bikol Central

Etymology

Possibly from Malay ajar, from Sanskrit आचार्य (ācārya, teacher; master).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔadal/
  • Hyphenation: a‧dal

Verb

ádal (plural aradal, Basahan spelling ᜀᜇᜎ᜔)

  1. to study
    Nag-aadal nin tataramon na Bikol
    Studying Bikol language

Derived terms

See also

Ilocano

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔadal/
  • Hyphenation: a‧dal

Noun

adal

  1. learning; education; knowledge; degree; vocation; profession

Derived terms

Old High German

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *aþalaz. Cognate with Old English æþele.

Adjective

adal

  1. noble
Descendants
  • German: edel, adlig, adelig
  • Yiddish: איידל (eydl), אַדל (adl)

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *aþal. Cognate with Old Norse aðal (nature, inborn disposition).

Noun

adal n

  1. nobility
  2. noble race
Derived terms
Descendants

References

  • Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer