aal

See also: Aal, AAL, aʼal, a'al, and ål

English

Morinda citrifolia plantation

Noun

aal (plural aals)

1. The Indian mulberry or noni (Morinda citrifolia, Morinda tinctoria), a shrub found in Southeast Asia, the East Indies and the Pacific islands as far as French Polynesia.
2. A reddish dyestuff obtained from the roots of the East Indian shrubs Morinda citrifolia and Morinda tinctoria.

Synonyms

• (Morinda citrifolia or Morinda tinctoria): Indian mulberry, noni

Anagrams

• ALA, Ala, Ala., a la, ala, à la

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch aal, from Middle Dutch âel, from Old Dutch *āl, from Proto-Germanic *ēlaz.

Noun

aal (plural ale, diminutive aaltjie)

1. eel (fish), (Anguilla anguilla)

Derived terms

• aalagtig
• aalfuik
• aalpastei
• aalskêr
• aalskolwer
• aalsoep
• aalsop
• aalstreep
• aaltjie
• aalvel
• aalverkoper
• aalvissery
• aalvormig
• aalwurm

 

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːl/

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• Hyphenation: aal
• Rhymes: -aːl

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch âel, from Old Dutch *āl, from Proto-Germanic *ēlaz.

Noun

aal m (plural alen, diminutive aaltje n)

1. eel (fish), (Anguilla anguilla)
2. elver (young eel)
3. (rare) padre

Usage notes

Aal is the original word for eel used in the present-day Netherlands, while the word paling came from Belgium. Paling is also in use in the Netherlands, but certain fishing villages in the Netherlands such as Volendam will always use aal when referring to eel. In some regions aal always denotes a juvenile whereas paling is exclusively used for adult specimen.

Alternative forms

• ael (obsolete)

Synonyms

• paling

Derived terms

• aalfuik
• aalkorf
• aalscholver
• beefaal
• glasaal
• kataal
• sidderaal

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch āle, from Old Dutch *alo, from Proto-Germanic *alu, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut-. Doublet of ale.

Noun

aal n (plural alen, diminutive aaltje n)

1. ale

Etymology 3

From Middle Dutch adel, 'mud'.

Noun

aal f (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of aalt.

Derived terms

• aalpomp
• aalput

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German

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -aːl

Verb

aal

1. singular imperative of aalen
2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of aalen

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Midob

Noun

aal

1. mouth

References

• Insights Into Nilo-Saharan Language, History and Culture: Proceedings of the 9th Nilo-Saharan Linguistics Colloquium, Institute of African and Asian Studies, University of Khartoum, 16-19 February 2004 (Al-Amin Abu-Manga, Leoma G. Gilley, Anne Storch; 2006)
• starling.rinet.ru (as áːl)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

aal m

1. obsolete typography of ål

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Scots

Determiner

aal

1. Alternative form of a'

Adverb

aal (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of a'

Noun

aal (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of a'

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Seri

Noun

aal (plural aala)

1. his/her spouse

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Wolof

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaːl/

Etymology 1

Noun

aal

1. bad mood

Etymology 2

Verb

aal

1. Alternative spelling of abal