dhal

English

Noun

dhal (countable and uncountable, plural dhals)

  1. Alternative spelling of dal.

Anagrams

Gamilaraay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d̪al/

Noun

dhal

  1. salt

References

  • (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary

Somali

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic *-xʷayl- (“child, to bear a child”). Compare to Afar xaylo.

Verb

dhal

  1. to give birth; to procreate; to reproduce

References

  • Puglielli, Annarita, Mansuur, Cabdalla Cumar (2012) “dhal”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaliga‎[1], Rome: RomaTrE-Press, →ISBN, page 234
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