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gul

See also: Gul, gül, Gül, guļ, and gúľ

English edit

 
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Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Classical Persian گُل‎ (gul, “flower”).

Noun edit

gul (plural guls)

  1. Any medallionlike design on a Central or West Asian rug.

Albanian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Albanian *gula, from Proto-Indo-European *gelH-; cognate with English callow, Serbo-Croatian gol, Latvian gāle (“sheet of ice, black ice”).[1]. Possibly related to ngul.

Adjective edit

gul (feminine gule)

  1. (Arbëresh) hornless

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “gul”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 126

Aleut edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

gul

  1. (Western) to go through

References edit

Bouyei edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *kuːᴬ (“I; me”), *kawᴬ (“I; me”). Cognate with Thai กู (guu), Zhuang gou.

Pronunciation edit

Pronoun edit

gul

  1. I; me

Bura edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

gul

  1. small hole

References edit

Cornish edit

Etymology edit

Contraction of gwul, cognate with Welsh gwneud, Breton ober (conjugation in gr-).

Verb edit

gul (irregular)

  1. do, make

Conjugation edit

Indicative Subjunctive Imperative
Pres-fut Imperfect Preterite Conditional Pres-fut Imperfect
1s gwrav vy gwren vy gwrug(av) vy gwrussen vy gwrylliv vy gwrellen vy -
2s gwredh jy, gwre'ta gwres jy gwrugys jy, gwruss'ta gwrusses jy gwrylli jy gwrelles jy gwra
3s gwra ev gwre ev gwrug ev gwrussa ev gwrello ev gwrella ev gwres
1p gwren ni gwren ni gwrussyn ni gwrussen ni gwryllyn ni gwrellen ni gwren
2p gwrewgh hwi gwrewgh hwi gwrussowgh hwi gwrussewgh hwi gwryllowgh hwi gwrellewgh hwi gwrewgh
3p gwrons i gwrens i gwrussons i gwrussens i gwrellons i gwrellens i gwrens
0 gwrer gwres gwrug gwrussys gwreller gwrellys -
Present participle: ow kul
Verbal adjective: gwrys

Mutation edit

  Mutation of gul  
Cornish consonant mutation
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
gul wul unchanged kul hwul wul

Danish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse gulr, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“to shine”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɡuːˀl/, [ɡ̊uˀl], [kuˀl]

Adjective edit

gul

  1. yellow (having yellow as its colour)

Inflection edit

Inflection of gul
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular gul — —2
Indefinite neuter singular gult — —2
Plural gule — —2
Definite attributive1 gule — —
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

See also edit

Colors in Danish · farver (layout · text)
     hvid      grå      sort
             rød; højrød              orange; brun              gul; flødefarvet
             lime              grøn             
             cyan; turkis              azurblå              blå
             violet; indigo              magenta; lilla              lyserød

Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɣʏl/
  • audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: gul
  • Rhymes: -ʏl

Etymology 1 edit

Uncertain. Probably cognate with West Frisian gol (“kind of heart”), Middle English gulle (“friendly”).

Adjective edit

gul (comparative guller, superlative gulst)

  1. generous, unselfish
  2. unsparing, plentiful
  3. hearty, cordial
    Hij lachte gul.
    He laughed heartily.
Inflection edit
Inflection of gul
uninflected gul
inflected gulle
comparative guller
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial gul guller het gulst
het gulste
indefinite m./f. sing. gulle gullere gulste
n. sing. gul guller gulste
plural gulle gullere gulste
definite gulle gullere gulste
partitive guls gullers —
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Middle Dutch *gul(le) (attested only in the diminutive gullekijn). Uncertain, but plausibly related to geel (“yellow”).

Noun edit

gul m or f (plural gullen, diminutive gulletje n)

  1. young cod

Faroese edit

Adjective edit

gul

  1. inflection of gulur:
    1. feminine nominative singular
    2. neuter nominative/accusative plural

Indonesian edit

 
gul

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Persian گُل‎ (gol, “flower, rose”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡʊl]
  • Hyphenation: gul

Noun edit

gul (first-person possessive gulku, second-person possessive gulmu, third-person possessive gulnya)

  1. (Classical Indonesian) rose (flower).
    Synonym: mawar

Further reading edit

Khalaj edit

Perso-Arabic گُل‎

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Persian گل‎ (gol).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Xarrâbî) IPA(key): [ɡʊl], [ɡo̝l]

Noun edit

gul (definite accusative gulu, plural gullar)

  1. flower

Declension edit

Declension of gul
singular plural
nominative gul gullar
genitive guluyñ gullarıyñ
dative gulqa gullarqa
definite accusative gulu gulları
locative gulça gullarça
ablative guldan gullardan
instrumental gullan gullarlan
equative gulvâra gullarvâra
quantitative gulqadar gullarqadar

References edit

  • Doerfer, Gerhard (1980) Wörterbuch des Chaladsch (Dialekt von Charrab) [Khalaj dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó

Mangas edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

gul

  1. bone

References edit

  • Blench, Robert; Bulkaam, Michael (2021) An Introduction to Mantsi, a South Bauchi language of Central Nigeria. University of Cambridge.

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Old Norse [Term?]. Cognate with Icelandic gulr.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡu(ː)l(ə)/, /ˈɡoːl(ə)/, /ˈɡɔu̯l(ə)/

Adjective edit

gul

  1. (Late Middle English) yellow, pale

Descendants edit

  • Yola: ghou

See also edit

Colors in Middle English · coloures, hewes (layout · text)
     whit      grey, hor      blak
             red; cremesyn, gernet              citrine, aumbre; broun, tawne              yelow, dorry, gul; canevas
             grasgrene              grene             
             plunket; ewage              asure, livid              blewe, blo, pers
             violet; inde              rose, murrey; purpel, purpur              claret

References edit

North Frisian edit

Chemical element
Au Next: kwaksalwer (Hg)

Etymology edit

From Old Frisian gold (“gold”), from Proto-Germanic *gulþą (“gold”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥tóm (“gold”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“yellow; gleam; to shine”).

Noun edit

gul n

  1. (Föhr-Amrum) gold

Northern Kurdish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian گُل‎ (gul).

Noun edit

gul f

  1. flower

Derived terms edit

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse gulr.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

gul (masculine and feminine gul, neuter gult, definite singular and plural gule, comparative gulere, indefinite superlative gulest, definite superlative guleste)

  1. yellow (colour)

Derived terms edit

References edit

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse gulr, from Proto-Germanic *gulaz. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“green, yellow”).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

gul (neuter gult, definite singular and plural gule, comparative gulare, indefinite superlative gulast, definite superlative gulaste)

  1. yellow (colour)

Derived terms edit

See also edit

Colors in Norwegian Nynorsk · fargar (layout · text)
     kvit      grå      svart
             raud              oransje; brun              gul
                          grøn             
             (turkis)                           blå
                          rosa; lilla              rosa

References edit

Polish edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection edit

gul

  1. gobble (sound of a turkey)
  2. gurgle

Etymology 2 edit

Ultimately from Arabic غُول‎ (ḡūl).

Noun edit

gul m anim

  1. (mythology) ghoul
Declension edit
Declension of gul
singular plural
nominative gul gule
genitive gula gulów
dative gulowi gulom
accusative gula gule
instrumental gulem gulami
locative gulu gulach
vocative gulu gule

Etymology 3 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun edit

gul

  1. genitive plural of gula

Further reading edit

  • gul in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • gul in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Scottish Gaelic edit

Noun edit

gul m (genitive singular guil)

  1. verbal noun of guil

Southwestern Dinka edit

Noun edit

gul

  1. jaw

References edit

  • Dinka-English Dictionary‎[1], 2005

Sumerian edit

Romanization edit

gul

  1. Romanization of 𒄢 (gul)

Swedish edit

 
Rapeseed flowers

Etymology edit

From Old Norse gulr, from Proto-Germanic *gulaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“to shine”).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

gul (comparative gulare, superlative gulast)

  1. colored yellow

Declension edit

Inflection of gul
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular gul gulare gulast
Neuter singular gult gulare gulast
Plural gula gulare gulast
Masculine plural3 gule gulare gulast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 gule gulare gulaste
All gula gulare gulaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Noun edit

gul

  1. the color yellow

Related terms edit

Turkmen edit

Noun edit

gul (definite accusative guly, plural gullar)

  1. slave
  2. servant

Declension edit

Declension of gul
singular plural
nominative gul gullar
accusative guly gullary
genitive guluň gullaryň
dative gula gullara
locative gulda gullarda
ablative guldan gullardan

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • “gul” in Enedilim.com
  • “gul” in Webonary.org

Uzbek edit

Noun edit

gul (plural gullar)

  1. flower

Declension edit

Declension of gul
singular plural
nominative gul gullar
genitive gulning gullarning
dative gulga gullarga
definite accusative gulni gullarni
locative gulda gullarda
ablative guldan gullardan
Possessive forms of gul
my singular plural
nominative gulim gullarim
genitive gulimning gullarimning
dative gulimga gullarimga
definite accusative gulimni gullarimni
locative gulimda gullarimda
ablative gulimdan gullarimdan
your singular plural
nominative guling gullaring
genitive gulingning gullaringning
dative gulingga gullaringga
definite accusative gulingni gullaringni
locative gulingda gullaringda
ablative gulingdan gullaringdan
her/his/its singular plural
nominative guli gullari
genitive gulining gullarining
dative guliga gullariga
definite accusative gulini gullarini
locative gulida gullarida
ablative gulidan gullaridan
our singular plural
nominative gulimiz gullarimiz
genitive gulimizning gullarimizning
dative gulimizga gullarimizga
definite accusative gulimizni gullarimizni
locative gulimizda gullarimizda
ablative gulimizdan gullarimizdan
your singular plural
nominative gulingiz gullaringiz
genitive gulingizning gullaringizning
dative gulingizga gullaringizga
definite accusative gulingizni gullaringizni
locative gulingizda gullaringizda
ablative gulingizdan gullaringizdan
their singular plural
nominative guli gullari
genitive gulining gullarining
dative guliga gullariga
definite accusative gulini gullarini
locative gulida gullarida
ablative gulidan gullaridan

Synonyms edit

Volapük edit

Etymology edit

From Latin angulus (“angle, corner”).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

gul (nominative plural guls)

  1. angle
  2. corner

Declension edit

declension of gul
singular plural
nominative gul guls
genitive gula gulas
dative gule gules
accusative guli gulis
vocative 1 o gul! o guls!
predicative 2 gulu gulus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

Welsh edit

Adjective edit

gul

  1. Soft mutation of cul (“narrow”).

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cul gul nghul chul
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Zazaki edit

Etymology edit

Compare Persian گل‎ (gol).

Noun edit

gul

  1. rose

Zou edit

 
Gul.

Etymology edit

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ruul, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-ruːl. Cognates include Khimi Chin mägui and Tibetan སྦྲུལ (sbrul).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

gul

  1. snake, serpent

References edit

  • Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 40
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