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Buryat
Noun
гал • (gal)
- fire
Mongolian
Etymology
From Proto-Mongolic *gal, perhaps related to Proto-Tungusic *gụl-.
Compare Kalmyk һал (ğal), Dongxiang khan, Evenki гулдай (guldaj, “to light, kindle”).
Pronunciation
Noun
гал • (gal) (Mongolian spelling ᠭ᠋ᠠᠯ (ɣal))
- fire
Derived terms
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *galъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡâːl/
- Hyphenation: гал
Adjective
га̑л (Latin spelling gȃl)
- (dated) black, dark (physical attributes)
- (dated) dark fur
Synonyms
Derived terms
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
Noun
гал • (hal) m inan (genitive га́ла, nominative plural га́ли, genitive plural га́лів)
- (biology) gall (tumor-like growth on the surface of plants caused by insect larvae)
Declension
Declension of гал (inan hard masc-form accent-a)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “гал”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “гал”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN