deel

See also: Deel, dééł, and déél

English

Mongolian deel

Etymology

Borrowed from Mongolian дээл (deel)/ᠳᠡᠪᠡᠯ (debel).

Noun

deel (plural deels)

1. A traditional Mongolian cloak, traditionally worn with a sash.
   • 2019, Lawrence Lessig, They Don't Represent Us: Reclaiming Our Democracy:

     As I stood just below that statue, close to seven hundred Mongolians organized themselves for a picture. Most were dressed in traditional formal wear--beautifully colored deal.

Translations

a traditional Mongolian cloak, traditionally worn with a sash

• Buryat: дэгэл (degel)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 德勒 (délè, délēi)

• Japanese: デール (dēru)
• Korean: 델 (del)
• Mongolian: дээл (mn) (deel)

  Mongolian: ᠳᠡᠪᠡᠯ (debel)

• Russian: дэ́ли (ru) m or f or n (dɛ́li), дэ́гэл (ru) m (dɛ́gɛl), дэгэ́л (ru) m (dɛgɛ́l)

Anagrams

• LEDE, LEED, dele, lede, leed

Bouyei

Etymology

Cognate with Zhuang de.

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /te˨˦/

Pronoun

deel

1. he; him; she; her; it

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deːl/, [deːɫ]

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• Hyphenation: deel
• Rhymes: -eːl

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch dêel, from Old Dutch dēl, deil, from Proto-Germanic *dailą.

Noun

deel n (plural delen, diminutive deeltje n)

1. part, piece

   Synonym: stuk

2. volume (of a book or album)

   Synonyms: band, boekdeel

Derived terms

• delen
• deels
• gedeelte
• deelauto
• deeleconomie
• deelfiets
• deelmobliteit
• deelnemen
• deelregering
• deelstaat
• deeltijd
• aandeel
• leeuwendeel
• merendeel
• nadeel
• vierdeel
• voordeel
• werelddeel
• woorddeel
• zinsdeel
• grotendeels
• integendeel

Descendants

• Afrikaans: deel
• Negerhollands: deel
• → West Frisian: dealje

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

deel

1. first-person singular present indicative of delen
2. imperative of delen

Anagrams

• dele, edel, lede, leed

Luxembourgish

Verb

deel

1. second-person singular imperative of deelen

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English dǣl.

Noun

deel

1. Alternative form of del (“amount, part”)

Etymology 2

From Old English dǣlan.

Verb

deel

1. Alternative form of delen

Scots

Noun

deel (plural deels)

1. Alternative form of deil

Yola

Noun

deel

1. Clipping of deevil.
   • 1927, “ZONG O DHREE YOLA MYTHENS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, line 7:

     An vish aal vellas wi a deel.

     And wish all men with the divil,

References

• Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 131