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Galician
Etymology
Arna (“bark”) + -al. The alternative form arnau is probably due to the velar pronunciation of postnuclear l, frequent among elders.
Pronunciation
Adjective
arnal m or f (plural arnais)
- harsh; wild; fierce
- Antonym: molar
Usage notes
The adjectives arnal (“harsh”) and molar (“soft”) are sometimes used to name and qualify different varieties of the same species or species of the same kind of animals or plants.
Derived terms
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “arnal”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “arnal”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “arnal”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch haarnaald (“hairpin”).
Pronunciation
Noun
arnal (first-person possessive arnalku, second-person possessive arnalmu, third-person possessive arnalnya)
- (colloquial) hairpin.
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