embornal

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Catalan

Etymology

From earlier embrunals by metathesis from *umbrenals, from Ancient Greek ὀμβρινά τρήματα (ombriná trḗmata, “holes for rain”), from ὀμβρινός (ombrinós, “of rain”) from ὄμβρος (ómbros, “rainstorm”) and τρῆμα (trêma, “hole”).

Pronunciation

Noun

embornal m (plural embornals)

  1. storm drain
  2. (nautical) scupper
    Synonym: embó

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Spanish: imbornal
    • → Cebuano: imburnal
    • → Tagalog: embornal

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.boʁˈnaw/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.boʁˈnaw/
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.boɾˈnaw/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.boɾˈnaw/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.boʁˈnaw/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.boʁˈnaw/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.boɻˈnaw/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.boɻˈnaw/
 

  • Hyphenation: em‧bor‧nal

Noun

embornal m (plural embornais)

  1. Alternative form of bornal

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish imbornal (“drainage hole of a ship”), from Catalan embornal.

Pronunciation

Noun

embornál (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜇ᜔ᜈᜎ᜔)

  1. sewer line; culvert; sewage pipe
    • 2009, Kalusugan Pampubliko sa Kolonyal na Manila 1898-1918, UP Press, →ISBN, page 42:
      estero, pagtatapon ng basura, at pagsasaayos ng mga imburnal ng dumi at ng mga dikit-dikit at nagsisiksikang mga estruktura sa siyudad.25 Ayon kay Komisyoner Maus, kinakailangang maisaayos ang napakaraming depektong ...
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. manhole; sewer opening
  3. (nautical) scupper

See also

Further reading

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