kaul

See also: Kaul

Hunsrik

Alternative forms

• Gaul

Etymology

From Middle High German gūl, of obscure ultimate origin, but possibly ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *geutan (“to pour, cast”), referring to a powerful male horse, a "seed-pouring animal." Cognate with German Gaul.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaʊ̯l/

Noun

kaul

1. horse
   • 2008, Ursula Wiesemann, Contribuição ao desenvolvimento de uma ortografia da língua Hunsrik falada na América do Sul, SIL Brasil: Associação Internacional de Lingüística, page 30:

     praut, kaul, haut – noiva, cavalo, pele

     bride, horse, skin – bride, horse, skin
     (note: the words right of the hyphen are in Portuguese)

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaʊl/

Noun

kaul

1. companionship; fellowship

   Kaul diri sebilik ― The companionship of one’s family

2. treaty; alliance
3. connection

   Sentang kaul pemati iya enggau pengawa ti nerumpak beng nya benung dipansik polis diatu.

   The connection between his death and the robbery of the bank are being investigated by the police now.

Verb

kaul

1. to concern
2. to pull with something bent or crooked

   Kaul nuan dulu dan ke siti nya

   Pull that branch

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic قَوْل (qawl).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ul

Noun

kaul (Jawi spelling کاءول or قول, plural kaul-kaul, informal 1st possessive kaulku, 2nd possessive kaulmu, 3rd possessive kaulnya)

1. vow

Further reading

• “kaul” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.