Natal
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Etymology edit
From Portuguese Natal (“Christmas”), because the region in South Africa was discovered by the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama on Christmas Day, 1497. Doublet of natal.
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Natal
- A former British colony and province of South Africa, itself beforehand the Natalia Republic. It is now called KwaZulu-Natal province.
- A municipality, the state capital of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
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Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay Natal borrowed from Portuguese Natal (via any dialects in contact with the Portuguese like Ambonese, Ternate etc), from Old Galician-Portuguese Natal, from Latin nātālis [diēs Dominī] (“birthday of the Lord”).
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Natal
- (Christianity) Christmas: A festival/holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ and incorporating various Christian, pre-Christian, pagan and secular customs, which is celebrated on December 25 in most places.
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- Krismas (Malaysia except Malacca, and Singapore)
Further reading edit
- “Natal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Portuguese Natal (via any dialects in contact with the Portuguese like Ambonese, Ternate etc) or creoles like Kristang, from Old Galician-Portuguese Natal, from Latin nātālis [diēs Dominī] (“birthday of the Lord”).
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Natal (Jawi spelling ناتل)
- (Malacca, Christianity) Christmas; a festival/holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ and incorporating various Christian, pre-Christian, pagan and secular customs, which is celebrated on December 25 in most places.
Synonyms edit
- Krismas (rest of Malaysia, Singapore)
Descendants edit
- Indonesian: Natal
References edit
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “natal”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 167
Further reading edit
- “Natal” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Old Galician-Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin nātālis [diēs Dominī] (“birthday of the Lord”).
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Natal m
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Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Natal, from Latin nātālis [diēs Dominī] (“birthday of the Lord”). Doublet of natal.
Proper noun edit
Natal m (plural Natais)
- Christmas (festival observed on December 25 commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ)
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Etymology 2 edit
From Natal (“Christmas”), because the region in South Africa was discovered by the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama on Christmas Day, 1497.
Proper noun edit
Natal m
- Natal (a former colony of the United Kingdom, in southern Africa)
- A municipality, the state capital of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Descendants edit
- → English: Natal