camel
English edit
A Bactrian camel, Camelus bactrianus
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A convoy of camels in the Jordan Rift Valley
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle English camel, through Old English camel and Old Northern French camel (Old French chamel, modern French chameau), from Latin camēlus, from Ancient Greek κάμηλος (kámēlos), from a Semitic source, ultimately from Proto-Semitic *gamal-; compare Arabic جَمَل (jamal), Hebrew גמל (gamál) and Aramaic ܓܡܠܐ (gamlā).
Noun edit
camel (plural camels)
- A beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus Camelus.
- Synonym: (India (Anglo-Indian), Australia, colloquial) oont
- Hypernym: camelid
- Hyponyms: Bactrian camel, dromedary
- Coordinate terms: llama, guanaco, alpaca, vicuna, vicuña; more at Category:en:Camelids
- c. 1587–1588, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire, London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act I, scene ii:
- Returne our Mules and emptie Camels backe,
That we may trauell into Siria, […]
- A light brownish color, like that of a camel (also called camel brown).
- camel:
- Loaded vessels lashed tightly, one on each side of another vessel, and then emptied to reduce the draught of the ship in the middle.
- (ethnic slur, offensive, derogatory, slang) A person of Middle Eastern origin.
Derived terms edit
- a camel is a horse designed by a committee
- a camel is a horse made by a committee
- a camel is a horse made by committee
- Arabian camel
- Bactrian camel
- camelback
- camel case
- CamelCase
- camel clutch
- camel driver
- cameleer
- cameleopard
- camelestrian
- camel flu
- camel-hair brush
- camel jockey
- camel-jockey
- camel meat
- camelopard
- camel rider
- camelry
- camel spider
- camel through the eye of a needle
- camel toe
- dromedary camel
- it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God
- lower camel case
- milch camel
- milk camel
- one-camel town
- sleep camel
- upper camel case
- young camel
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
Translations edit
beast of burden
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Adjective edit
camel (not comparable)
- Of a light brown color like that of a camel.
- 1999, New Woman, volume 29, page 212:
- […] try to select accessories that are in the same color family as your coat," says millinery designer Patricia Underwood. To pick up the weave of a brown tweed jacket, for instance, choose a camel hat and black gloves.
Descendants edit
- → Spanish: cámel
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
camel (plural camels)
- (South Africa, obsolete) Synonym of giraffe
Further reading edit
Anagrams edit
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
- camelle, kamel, kamell, camell, cammel, camayle, camaile, camaille, cameylle, camele
- (From Central Old French) chamel, chamayle, schamelle, chamelle, chamell, chamoil
Etymology edit
From Old Northern French camel, cameil, from Latin camēlus. Some forms are from or influenced by Old French chamel, chamoil.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈkamɛl/, /kaˈmɛːl/, /kaˈmæi̯l/
- (From Central Old French) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃamɛl/, /t͡ʃaˈmɛːl/, /t͡ʃaˈmæi̯l/
Noun edit
camel (plural cameles)
Descendants edit
References edit
- “camē̆l, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-1.
Old French edit
Etymology edit
See chamel.
Noun edit
camel oblique singular, m (oblique plural cameus, nominative singular cameus, nominative plural camel)
Tocharian B edit
Etymology edit
An action noun from täm- (“be born”). Compare Tocharian A cmol.
Noun edit
camel n