Natal
English edit
Etymology edit
From Portuguese Natal (“Christmas”), because the region in South Africa was discovered by the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama on Christmas Day, 1497. Doublet of natal.
Proper noun edit
Natal
- A former British colony and province of South Africa, itself beforehand the Natalia Republic. It is now called KwaZulu-Natal province.
- A municipality, the state capital of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
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Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay Natal borrowed from Portuguese Natal (via any dialects in contact with the Portuguese like Ambonese, Ternate etc), from Old Galician-Portuguese Natal, from Latin nātālis [diēs Dominī] (“birthday of the Lord”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Natal
- (Christianity) Christmas: A festival/holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ and incorporating various Christian, pre-Christian, pagan and secular customs, which is celebrated on December 25 in most places.
Alternative forms edit
Synonyms edit
- Krismas (Malaysia except Malacca, and Singapore)
Further reading edit
- “Natal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Portuguese Natal (via any dialects in contact with the Portuguese like Ambonese, Ternate etc) or creoles like Kristang, from Old Galician-Portuguese Natal, from Latin nātālis [diēs Dominī] (“birthday of the Lord”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Natal (Jawi spelling ناتل)
- (Malacca, Christianity) Christmas; a festival/holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ and incorporating various Christian, pre-Christian, pagan and secular customs, which is celebrated on December 25 in most places.
Synonyms edit
- Krismas (rest of Malaysia, Singapore)
Descendants edit
- Indonesian: Natal
References edit
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “natal”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 167
Further reading edit
- “Natal” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Old Galician-Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin nātālis [diēs Dominī] (“birthday of the Lord”).
Noun edit
Natal m
Related terms edit
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Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Natal, from Latin nātālis [diēs Dominī] (“birthday of the Lord”). Doublet of natal.
Proper noun edit
Natal m (plural Natais)
- Christmas (festival observed on December 25 commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ)
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Natal (“Christmas”), because the region in South Africa was discovered by the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama on Christmas Day, 1497.
Proper noun edit
Natal m
- Natal (a former colony of the United Kingdom, in southern Africa)
- A municipality, the state capital of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Descendants edit
- → English: Natal
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵenh₁-
- English terms borrowed from Portuguese
- English terms derived from Portuguese
- English doublets
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Municipalities of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
- en:Cities in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
- en:Cities in Brazil
- en:State capitals of Brazil
- en:Places in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
- en:Places in Brazil
- en:Historical dependent territories
- Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Indonesian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵenh₁-
- Indonesian terms derived from Malay
- Indonesian terms borrowed from Portuguese
- Indonesian terms derived from Portuguese
- Indonesian terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese
- Indonesian terms derived from Latin
- Indonesian 2-syllable words
- Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Indonesian/atal
- Rhymes:Indonesian/tal
- Rhymes:Indonesian/al
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian proper nouns
- id:Christianity
- id:Christmas
- Malay terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Malay terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵenh₁-
- Malay terms borrowed from Portuguese
- Malay terms derived from Portuguese
- Malay terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese
- Malay terms derived from Latin
- Malay 2-syllable words
- Malay terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Malay/tal
- Rhymes:Malay/al
- Rhymes:Malay/al/2 syllables
- Malay lemmas
- Malay proper nouns
- ms:Christianity
- ms:Christmas
- Old Galician-Portuguese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old Galician-Portuguese terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵenh₁-
- Old Galician-Portuguese terms inherited from Latin
- Old Galician-Portuguese terms derived from Latin
- Old Galician-Portuguese lemmas
- Old Galician-Portuguese proper nouns
- Old Galician-Portuguese masculine nouns
- roa-opt:Holidays
- Portuguese 2-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Portuguese 3-syllable words
- Rhymes:Portuguese/al
- Rhymes:Portuguese/al/2 syllables
- Rhymes:Portuguese/aw
- Rhymes:Portuguese/aw/2 syllables
- Portuguese terms with homophones
- Portuguese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Portuguese terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵenh₁-
- Portuguese terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese
- Portuguese terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese
- Portuguese terms inherited from Latin
- Portuguese terms derived from Latin
- Portuguese doublets
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese proper nouns
- Portuguese masculine nouns
- pt:Historical dependent territories
- pt:Places in the United Kingdom
- pt:Municipalities of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
- pt:Cities in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
- pt:Cities in Brazil
- pt:State capitals of Brazil
- pt:Places in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
- pt:Places in Brazil
- pt:Christmas