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English
Etymology
From ramus + -al.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ramal (not comparable)
- (botany) Relating to a branch.
- (anatomy, dated) Of or pertaining to a ramus, or branching
1890, R.W. Shufeldt, “Osteophysiology of Arctic and Subarctic Water-Birds”, in Journal of Anatomy and Physiology, volume 24, page 98:Between the ramal walls above this the bone is longitudinally scooped out to the upper termination of the symphysis.
Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
From ram + -al.
Pronunciation
Noun
ramal m (plural ramals)
- halter
- branch
- (rail transport) branch line
Further reading
- “ramal”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies , April 2007
- “ramal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- “ramal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “ramal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Indonesian
Etymology 1
From Malay ramal, from Classical Malay ramal, from Arabic رَمْل (raml, “sand”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ramal (plural ramal-ramal)
- (obsolete) sand
- (obsolete) the sand used in fortunetelling
Synonyms
Verb
ramal
- (colloquial) to divine
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Malay ramal, from Classical Malay ramal (“handkerchief”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ramal (plural ramal-ramal)
- (obsolete) handkerchief
- Synonym: saputangan
Malay
Etymology 1
Verb
ramal
- to predict
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic رَمْل (raml).
Pronunciation
Noun
ramal (Jawi spelling رامل, plural ramal-ramal)
- sand (finely ground rock)
Synonyms
Descendants
Maltese
Pronunciation
Noun
ramal m (plural irmla or rmiel)
- alternative form of ramel: sand
Portuguese
Etymology
From ramo + -al.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
- Hyphenation: ra‧mal
Noun
ramal m (plural ramais)
- branch (part that divides like the branch of a tree)
- (rail transport) branch line
- (Brazil) each telephone number of a private network
Spanish
Etymology
From ramo + -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /raˈmal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: ra‧mal
Noun
ramal m (plural ramales)
- exit (of a highway or road)
- branch (of an organization)
- (rail transport) branch line
- halter (of horse)
Further reading