hielal

West Frisian

Etymology

From hiel +‎ al, calque of Dutch heelal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hiə̯ˈlɔl/

Noun

hielal n (no plural)

1. universe

   Ta dyn heapke wiisheit hat it west / Dat God Almachtich 't great heelal formearde? ― To your great wisdom has it been / That God Almighty formed the great universe?

Further reading

• “hielal”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011