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ketel

Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch ketel, from Middle Dutch ketel, from Old Dutch *ketil, from Proto-Germanic *katilaz, from Late Latin catillus.

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Noun

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ketel (plural ketels, diminutive keteltjie)

  1. kettle, cauldron (a pot used to boil water)
  2. boiler (device for heating a building)

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch ketel, from Old Dutch *ketil, from Proto-Germanic *katilaz, from Late Latin catillus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkeː.təl/
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  • Hyphenation: ke‧tel
  • Rhymes: -eːtəl

Noun

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ketel m (plural ketels, diminutive keteltje n)

  1. kettle, cauldron (a pot used to boil water)
  2. boiler (device for heating a building)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: ketel
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: ketle
  • Jersey Dutch: kêtel
  • Negerhollands: keetel, kitl
  • → Caribbean Javanese: kètèl
  • → Indonesian: ketel
  • → Papiamentu: ketel
  • → Sranan Tongo: ketre

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Anagrams

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Estonian

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Noun

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ketel

  1. adessive plural of kesi

Indonesian

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Etymology 1

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From Dutch ketel, from Middle Dutch ketel, from Old Dutch *ketil, from Proto-Germanic *katilaz, from Late Latin catillus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkɛ.t̪ɛl]
  • Hyphenation: kè‧tèl

Noun

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kètèl

  1. kettle, cauldron (a pot used to boil water)
    Synonym: ceret
  2. boiler (device for heating a building)

Etymology 2

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From Betawi ketel.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kəˈt̪ɛl]
  • Hyphenation: kê‧tèl

Noun

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kêtèl

  1. drop
    Synonym: tetes

Etymology 3

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From Javanese ꦏꦼꦠꦼꦭ꧀ (ketel).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kəˈt̪əl]
  • Hyphenation: kê‧têl

Adjective

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kêtêl

  1. thick
    Synonyms: lebat, padat, tebal

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English ċietel, ċetel and possibly reinforced by cognate Old Norse ketill, both from Proto-Germanic *katilaz, from Late Latin catīllus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛtəl/, /ˈkitəl/, /ˈtʃɛtəl/, /ˈtʃitəl/

Noun

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ketel (plural ketels)

  1. A pot used to boil food in; a kettle.
    Synonym: caudroun

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Descendants

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