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Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *haːr, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɓaar; cognate with Vietnamese hai.
Pronunciation
Numeral
hêl
- two
Further reading
Jersey Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Dutch heel.
Pronunciation
Adverb
hêl
- very
Welsh
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from dialectal English hale.
Noun
hêl m (plural helau or heloedd, not mutable)
- meadow, moor, marsh
- Synonyms: dôl, morfa, rhos
Derived terms
Mutation
Etymology 2
Noun
hêl
- h-prothesized form of êl (“aim”)
Mutation
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hêl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies