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gul

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English

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Etymology

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

Noun

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gul (plural guls)

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

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Albanian

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Etymology

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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.

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gul (feminine gule)

  1. (Arbëresh) hornless

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References

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

Aleut

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gul

  1. (Western) to go through

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Bouyei

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Etymology

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

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Pronoun

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gul

  1. I; me

Bura

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gul

  1. small hole

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Cornish

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Etymology

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

Verb

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gul (irregular)

  1. do, make

Conjugation

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Conjugation of gul
1s 2s 3s 1p 2p 3p 0
indicative pres-fut gwrav vy gwredh jy, gwre'ta gwra ev gwren ni gwrewgh hwi gwrons i gwrer
imperfect gwren vy gwres jy gwre ev gwren ni gwrewgh hwi gwrens i gwres
preterite gwrug(av) vy gwrugys jy, gwruss'ta gwrug ev gwrussyn ni gwrussowgh hwi gwrussons i gwrug
conditional gwrussen vy gwrusses jy gwrussa ev gwrussen ni gwrussewgh hwi gwrussens i gwrussys
subjunctive pres-fut gwrylliv vy gwrylli jy gwrello ev gwryllyn ni gwryllowgh hwi gwrellons i gwreller
imperfect gwrellen vy gwrelles jy gwrella ev gwrellen ni gwrellewgh hwi gwrellens i gwrellys
imperative - gwra gwres gwren gwrewgh gwrens -
non-finite forms present participle ow kul verbal adjective gwrys

Mutation

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

Danish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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gul

  1. yellow

Inflection

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Inflection of gul
positive comparative superlative
indefinite 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.

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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

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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Uncertain. Probably cognate with West Frisian gol (“kind of heart”), Middle English gulle (“friendly”). A relation to gutsen has been suggested.[1]

Adjective

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gul (comparative guller, superlative gulst)

  1. generous, unselfish
  2. unsparing, plentiful
  3. hearty, cordial
    Hij lachte gul.
    He laughed heartily.
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Declension 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 —
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Etymology 2

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

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

  1. young cod

References

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  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “gul”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Faroese

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Adjective

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gul

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

Indonesian

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Etymology

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

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gul (plural gul-gul) (archaic, obsolete)

  1. Synonym of bunga (“flower”)
  2. Synonym of mawar (“rose”)

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Khalaj

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Perso-Arabic گُل

Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian گل (gul).

Pronunciation

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  • (Xarrâbî) IPA(key): [ɡʊl], [ɡo̝l]

Noun

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gul (definite accusative gulı, plural gullar)

  1. flower

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Declension of gul
singular plural
nominative gul gullar
genitive gulııñ gullarııñ
dative gulqa gullarqa
definite accusative gulı gulları
locative gulça gullarça
ablative gulda gullarda
instrumental gulla gullarla
equative gulvâra gullarvâra

References

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

Mangas

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gul

  1. bone

References

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

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Norse gulr, from Proto-Germanic *gulaz.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡul(ə)/, /ˈɡoːl(ə)/

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gul

  1. (Late Middle English) yellow, pale

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  • ⇒ Scots: golgrav

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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

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North Frisian

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Chemical element
Au Next: kwaksalwer (Hg)

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Etymology

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

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gul n

  1. (Föhr-Amrum) gold

Northern Kurdish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian گُل (gul).

Noun

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gul f

  1. flower

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse gulr.

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

  1. yellow

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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

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

  1. yellow

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

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Polish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

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gul

  1. sound a turkey makes; gobble
  2. sound of bubbling; gurgle

Etymology 2

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See ghul.

Noun

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gul m animal

  1. (Islam) Alternative spelling of ghul
Declension
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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

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Clipping of gwoli.

Preposition

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gul

  1. (Central Greater Poland, Środa, Pleszew) Synonym of gwoli

Etymology 4

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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gul f

  1. genitive plural of gula

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  • gul in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • gul in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Oskar Kolberg (1877) “gul”, in “Rzecz o mowie ludu wielkopolskiego”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowéj (in Polish), volume 1, III (Materyjały etnologiczne), page 18

Scottish Gaelic

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Noun

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gul m (genitive singular guil)

  1. verbal noun of guil

Southwestern Dinka

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Noun

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gul

  1. jaw

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  • Dinka-English Dictionary‎[1], 2005

Sumerian

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Romanization

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gul

  1. Romanization of 𒄢 (gul)

Swedish

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Rapeseed flowers

Etymology

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

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Adjective

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gul (comparative gulare, superlative gulast)

  1. yellow

Declension

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Inflection of gul
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular gul gulare gulast
neuter singular gult gulare gulast
plural gula gulare gulast
masculine plural2 gule gulare gulast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 gule gulare gulaste
all gula gulare gulaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Noun

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gul

  1. yellow
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Colors in Swedish · färger (layout · text)
     vit      grå      svart
             röd; karmosin, karmosinröd              orange; brun              gul; beige
             limegrön              grön             
             cyan (rare) turkos (common); teal              azur              blå
             lila; indigo              magenta; purpur              rosa (common), skär (uncommon)

Turkmen

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kul (“slave, servant”). Cognate to Turkish kul (“slave, servant”)

Noun

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gul (definite accusative guly, plural gullar)

  1. slave
  2. servant

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

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Further reading

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

Uzbek

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Etymology

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Inherited from Chagatai [Term?], from Classical Persian گُل (gul). Compare Uyghur گۈل (gül) / гүл (gül), Turkish gül, etc.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡʊl/, [ɡ˖ʏl]
  • Hyphenation: gul

Noun

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gul (plural gullar)

  1. flower

Declension

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Declension of gul
singular plural
nominative gul gullar
genitive gulning gullarning
dative gulga gullarga
definite accusative gulni gullarni
locative gulda gullarda
ablative guldan gullardan
similative guldek gullardek
Possessive forms of gul
1st person singular
singular plural
nominative gulim gullarim
genitive gulimning gullarimning
dative gulimga gullarimga
definite accusative gulimni gullarimni
locative gulimda gullarimda
ablative gulimdan gullarimdan
similative gulimdek gullarimdek
2nd person singular
singular plural
nominative guling gullaring
genitive gulingning gullaringning
dative gulingga gullaringga
definite accusative gulingni gullaringni
locative gulingda gullaringda
ablative gulingdan gullaringdan
similative gulingdek gullaringdek
3rd person singular
singular plural
nominative guli gullari
genitive gulining gullarining
dative guliga gullariga
definite accusative gulini gullarini
locative gulida gullarida
ablative gulidan gullaridan
similative gulidek gullaridek
1st person plural
singular plural
nominative gulimiz gullarimiz
genitive gulimizning gullarimizning
dative gulimizga gullarimizga
definite accusative gulimizni gullarimizni
locative gulimizda gullarimizda
ablative gulimizdan gullarimizdan
similative gulimizdek gullarimizdek
2nd person plural
singular plural
nominative gulingiz gullaringiz
genitive gulingizning gullaringizning
dative gulingizga gullaringizga
definite accusative gulingizni gullaringizni
locative gulingizda gullaringizda
ablative gulingizdan gullaringizdan
similative gulingizdek gullaringizdek
3rd person plural
singular plural
nominative guli gullari
genitive gulining gullarining
dative guliga gullariga
definite accusative gulini gullarini
locative gulida gullarida
ablative gulidan gullaridan
similative gulidek gullaridek

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Volapük

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Etymology

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From Latin angulus (“angle, corner”).

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Noun

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gul (nominative plural guls)

  1. angle
  2. corner

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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

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Adjective

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gul

  1. Soft mutation of cul (“narrow”).

Mutation

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Mutated forms of cul
radical soft nasal aspirate
cul gul nghul chul

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Zazaki

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Etymology

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Compare Persian گل (gol).

Noun

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gul

  1. rose

Zou

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Gul.

Etymology

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

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gul

  1. snake, serpent

References

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