deel

See also: Deel, dééł, déél, and -DÉÉL

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Mongolian дээл (deel)/ᠳᠡᠪᠡᠯ (debel).

Noun

deel (plural deels)

  1. A traditional Mongolian cloak, traditionally worn with a sash.
    • 2019, Lawrence Lessig, They Don't Represent Us: Reclaiming Our Democracy:
      As I stood just below that statue, close to seven hundred Mongolians organized themselves for a picture. Most were dressed in traditional formal wear--beautifully colored deal.

Translations

Anagrams

Bouyei

Etymology

Cognate with Zhuang de.

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /te˨˦/

Pronoun

deel

  1. he; him; she; her; it

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deːl/, [deːɫ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: deel
  • Rhymes: -eːl

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch dêel, from Old Dutch dēl, deil, from Proto-Germanic *dailą.

Noun

deel n (plural delen, diminutive deeltje n)

  1. part, piece
    Synonym: stuk
  2. volume (of a book or album)
    Synonyms: band, boekdeel
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: deel
  • Negerhollands: deel
  • West Frisian: dealje

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

deel

  1. inflection of delen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Anagrams

Luxembourgish

Verb

deel

  1. second-person singular imperative of deelen

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

deel

  1. alternative form of del (amount, part)

Etymology 2

Verb

deel

  1. alternative form of delen

Scots

Noun

deel (plural deels)

  1. alternative form of deil

Yola

Noun

deel

  1. alternative form of deevil
    • 1927, “ZONG O DHREE YOLA MYTHENS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 131, line 7:
      An vish aal vellas wi a deel.
      And wish all men with the divil,

References

  • Kathleen A. Browne (1927) “THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD.”, in Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of lreland (Sixth Series)‎[1], volume 17, number 2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 131