Bahnar

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bahnaric *ʔəɓəl ~ *kɓəl, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *[t]ɓəl ~ *[t]ɓul. Cognate with Khmu hmbɨl, Blang [Bang Deng] ká.pɤ́l and Santali ᱤᱵᱤᱞ (ibil).

Compare also Eastern Cham ꨆꨚꩊ (kapal), Tagalog kapal (contributed to Proto-Austronesian *kaS(e)pal by the ACD) and Malay tebal (contributed to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tebel).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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hơʼbơ̆l 

  1. thick