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English
Noun
dhal (countable and uncountable, plural dhals)
- Alternative spelling of dal
Anagrams
Gamilaraay
Pronunciation
Noun
dhal
- salt
References
- (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary
Somali
Etymology
From Proto-Cushitic *-xʷayl- (“child, to bear a child”). Compare to Afar xaylo.
Verb
dhal
- to give birth; to procreate; to reproduce
References
- Puglielli, Annarita, Mansuur, Cabdalla Cumar (2012) “dhal”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaliga, Rome: RomaTrE-Press, →ISBN, page 234