syl

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See also: syl-

Atong (India)

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sjaːl ~ sjiːr (iron).

Noun

syl (Bengali script সেঃল)

  1. iron

Etymology 2

Adjective

syl- (Bengali script সেঃল, type 1)

  1. beautiful; pretty

References

Danish

Pronunciation

Noun

syl c (singular definite sylen, plural indefinite syle)

  1. awl

Inflection


Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

Related to the verb sy.

Noun

syl m (definite singular sylen, indefinite plural syler, definite plural sylene)

  1. an awl

Derived terms

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Related to the verb sy. Compare Czech šídlo (awl) and Latin sūbula (awl).

Pronunciation

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Noun

syl m (definite singular sylen, indefinite plural sylar, definite plural sylane)

  1. an awl

Derived terms

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sūli, from Proto-Germanic *sūliz (pillar). Akin to Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌻𐍃 (sauls, pillar), German Säule.

Pronunciation

Noun

sȳl f

  1. pillar, column; support
    Synonyms: stapol, staþol, sweor

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle English: syle

See also

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /syːl/
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Noun

syl c

  1. an awl

Declension

Derived terms

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