barbel

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See also: Bärbel

English

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Etymology

PIE word
*bʰardʰéh₂

From Middle English barbel, from Old French barbel, from Vulgar Latin *barbellus, from Late Latin barbulus, diminutive of Latin barbus.

Pronunciation

Noun

barbel (plural barbels)

  1. A freshwater fish of the genus Barbus or other closely related genera.
  2. (biology) Whisker-like sensory organs, located around the mouth of certain fish, including catfish, carp, goatfish, sturgeon, and some types of shark.
  3. A barb or pap under the tongues of horses and cattle.

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Indonesian

Etymology

From English barbell.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: bar‧bêl

Noun

barbêl (plural barbel-barbel)

  1. (sports) barbell: a wide steel bar with premeasured weights affixed to either end, with the central span open for the hands of the weightlifter

Further reading

Old French

Etymology 1

From barbe + -el, or by analogy from Latin barbula.

Noun

barbel oblique singularm (oblique plural barbeaus or barbeax or barbiaus or barbiax or barbels, nominative singular barbeaus or barbeax or barbiaus or barbiax or barbels, nominative plural barbel)

  1. barb (something which stands out with a sharp point)
Descendants
  • French: barbelé

Etymology 2

From Vulgar Latin *barbellus, from Late Latin barbulus, diminutive of Latin barbus (a type of fish).

Noun

barbel oblique singularm (oblique plural barbeaus or barbeax or barbiaus or barbiax or barbels, nominative singular barbeaus or barbeax or barbiaus or barbiax or barbels, nominative plural barbel)

  1. barbel (fish)
Descendants

References

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English barbell.

Pronunciation

Noun

barbel (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇ᜔ᜊᜒᜎ᜔)

  1. barbell
    Synonym: pesas

Further reading

  • barbel”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018