ketel

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch ketel, from Middle Dutch ketel, from Old Dutch *ketil, from Proto-Germanic *katilaz, from Late Latin catillus.

Pronunciation

Noun

ketel (plural ketels, diminutive keteltjie)

  1. kettle, cauldron (a pot used to boil water)
  2. boiler (device for heating a building)

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ketel, from Old Dutch *ketil, from Proto-Germanic *katilaz, from Late Latin catillus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkeː.təl/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: ke‧tel
  • Rhymes: -eːtəl

Noun

ketel m (plural ketels, diminutive keteltje n)

  1. kettle, cauldron (a pot used to boil water)
  2. boiler (device for heating a building)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: ketel
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: ketle
  • Jersey Dutch: kêtel
  • Negerhollands: keetel, kitl
  • → Caribbean Javanese: kètèl
  • → Indonesian: ketel
  • → Papiamentu: ketel
  • → Sranan Tongo: ketre

See also

Anagrams

Estonian

Noun

ketel

  1. adessive plural of kesi

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Dutch ketel, from Middle Dutch ketel, from Old Dutch *ketil, from Proto-Germanic *katilaz, from Late Latin catillus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: kè‧tèl

Noun

kètèl

  1. kettle, cauldron (a pot used to boil water)
    Synonym: ceret
  2. boiler (device for heating a building)

Etymology 2

From Betawi ketel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: kê‧tèl

Noun

kêtèl

  1. drop
    Synonym: tetes

Etymology 3

From Javanese ꦏꦼꦠꦼꦭ꧀ (ketel).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: kê‧têl

Adjective

kêtêl

  1. thick
    Synonyms: lebat, padat, tebal

Further reading

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English ċietel, ċetel and possibly reinforced by cognate Old Norse ketill, both from Proto-Germanic *katilaz, from Late Latin catīllus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛtəl/, /ˈkitəl/, /ˈtʃɛtəl/, /ˈtʃitəl/

Noun

ketel (plural ketels)

  1. A pot used to boil food in; a kettle.
    Synonym: caudroun

Derived terms

Descendants

References

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