different between aal vs aak

English

Noun

aal (plural aals)

1. The Indian mulberry or noni (Morinda citrifolia, Morinda tinctoria), a shrub found in Southeast Asia, the East Indies and the Pacific islands as far as French Polynesia.
2. A reddish dyestuff obtained from the roots of the East Indian shrubs Morinda citrifolia and Morinda tinctoria.

Synonyms

• (Morinda citrifolia or Morinda tinctoria): Indian mulberry, noni

Anagrams

• ALA, Ala, Ala., a la, ala, à la

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch aal, from Middle Dutch âel, from Old Dutch *?l, from Proto-Germanic *?laz.

Noun

aal (plural ale, diminutive aaltjie)

1. eel (fish), (Anguilla anguilla)

Derived terms

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a?l/
• Hyphenation: aal
• Rhymes: -a?l

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch âel, from Old Dutch *?l, from Proto-Germanic *?laz.

Noun

aal m (plural alen, diminutive aaltje n)

1. eel (fish), (Anguilla anguilla)
2. elver (young eel)
3. (rare) padre

Usage notes

Aal is the original word for eel used in the present-day Netherlands, while the word paling came from Belgium. Paling is also in use in the Netherlands, but certain fishing villages in the Netherlands such as Volendam will always use aal when referring to eel. In some regions aal always denotes a juvenile whereas paling is exclusively used for adult specimen.

Alternative forms

• ael (obsolete)

Synonyms

• paling

Derived terms

• aalfuik
• aalkorf
• aalscholver
• beefaal
• glasaal
• kataal
• sidderaal

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch ?le, from Old Dutch *alo, from Proto-Germanic *alu, from Proto-Indo-European *h?elut-. Doublet of ale.

Noun

aal n (plural alen, diminutive aaltje n)

1. ale

Etymology 3

From Middle Dutch adel, 'mud'.

Noun

aal f (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of aalt.

Derived terms

• aalpomp
• aalput

German

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a?l

Verb

aal

1. singular imperative of aalen
2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of aalen

Midob

Noun

aal

1. mouth

References

• Insights Into Nilo-Saharan Language, History and Culture: Proceedings of the 9th Nilo-Saharan Linguistics Colloquium, Institute of African and Asian Studies, University of Khartoum, 16-19 February 2004 (Al-Amin Abu-Manga, Leoma G. Gilley, Anne Storch; 2006)
• starling.rinet.ru (as á?l)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

aal m

1. obsolete typography of ål

Scots

Determiner

aal

1. Alternative form of a'

Adverb

aal (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of a'

Noun

aal (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of a'

Seri

Noun

aal (plural aala)

1. his/her spouse

Wolof

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a?l/

Etymology 1

Noun

aal

1. bad mood

Etymology 2

Verb

aal

1. Alternative spelling of abal

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean ?? (??, aak). Doublet of gagaku and yayue.

Noun

aak (uncountable)

1. A genre of Korean court music

Anagrams

• A.K.A., AKA, Aka, a.k.a., a/k/a, aka

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch aecke, naecke, from Old Dutch *nako, from Proto-West Germanic *nakw?, from Proto-Germanic *nakwô (“boat, ship”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a?k/
• Hyphenation: aak
• Rhymes: -a?k

Noun

aak m or f (plural aken, diminutive aakje n)

1. barge (type of ship that sails on rivers)

Derived terms

• dekaak
• rijnaak

Descendants

• ? German: Aak
• ? West Frisian: aak

Further reading

• Matthias de Vries; Lambert Allard te Winkel (1864) , “aak”, in Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal, published 2001

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *a(r)u?, from Proto-Eskimo *aru?. Cognate with Inupiaq auk and Inuktitut ??? (auk)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a?k/

Noun

aak

1. blood

Derived terms

• aagiak
• aaginnaavoq

References

• aak in Katersat

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse aka (“to move, to drive,”) from Proto-Germanic *akan?, from Proto-Indo-European *h?e?-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²??k/

  Rhymes: -ò?k

Verb

aak (preterite ake)

1. (rare) To plow shallow furrows.

Derived terms

• aak raåm (“to be unsure”)

Related terms

• aker
• akräj

References