different between aal vs cal

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

Translingual

Symbol

cal

1. calorie

Derived terms

• ? / kcal

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kæl/
• Rhymes: -æl

Etymology 1

Noun

cal (plural cals)

1. Abbreviation of calorie.
2. Abbreviation of caliber.

Etymology 2

Noun

cal (uncountable)

1. (mining, archaic, Britain, dialect, Cornwall) wolfram, an ore of tungsten.

References

Etymology 3

From an abbreviation of calcium hydroxide.

Noun

cal (uncountable)

1. calcium hydroxide, slaked lime

Anagrams

• ACL, CLA, LAC, LAc, LCA, Lac, alc, lac

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• calu

Etymology

From Late Latin caballus (“horse”), from Latin caballus (“pack horse”). Compare Romanian cal.

Noun

cal m (plural calj or cayi)

1. horse

Related terms

• cãlãrets
• cãlar/ncãlar
• cãlãriu
• ncalic

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /?kal/
• Rhymes: -al

Etymology 1

Contraction

cal

1. Contraction of ca el.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

cal

1. third-person singular present indicative of caldre

Dalmatian

Etymology 1

From Latin qu?lis.

Conjunction

cal

1. as

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

cal

1. road, street

References

• Bartoli, Matteo Giulio (1906) Il Dalmatico: Resti di un’antica lingua romanza parlata da Veglia a Ragusa e sua collocazione nella Romània appenino-balcanica, Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, published 2000

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kal/

Noun

cal m (plural cals)

1. callus (hardened part of the skin)

Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Galician / Old Portuguese, from Vulgar Latin cals, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek ????? (khálix, “pebble”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kal/

Noun

cal m (plural cales)

1. lime (calcium oxide)

Derived terms

• Caeira
• Caeiro
• Cal
• cal morto
• cal vivo

Etymology 2

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese cãal, from Latin canalis. Doublet of canal.

Alternative forms

• canle

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kal/

Noun

cal m or f (plural cales)

1. ditch
2. furrow
3. mill race
4. chute

Derived terms

• Cal
• Da Cal
• Dacal

Etymology 3

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese qual, from Latin qu?lis (“which”). Cognate with Portuguese qual and Spanish cual.

Alternative forms

• cual

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kal/

Pronoun

cal

1. which (what one)

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kal/

Noun

cal f (uncountable)

1. Abbreviation of caloría.

References

• “qual” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
• “cal” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
• “cãal” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
• “cal” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• “cal” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “cal” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “cal” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Istriot

Etymology

From Latin callis, callem.

Noun

cal

1. street, alley

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t?sal/

Noun

cal m inan

1. inch (unit of measure)

Declension

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese cal, from Vulgar Latin cals, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek ????? (khálix, “pebble”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: cal
• Rhymes: -al, -aw

Noun

cal f (plural cales or cais)

1. lime (calcium oxide)

Romanian

Etymology

From Late Latin caballus (“horse”), from Latin caballus (“pack horse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kal/

Noun

cal m (plural cai)

1. horse
2. (chess) knight

Declension

Related terms

• c?lare
• înc?leca

See also

Spanish

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin cals, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek ????? (khálix, “pebble”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -al

Noun

cal f (uncountable)

1. lime (calcium oxide)

Derived terms

• a cal y canto
• agua de cal
• cal apagada
• cal hidráulica
• cal muerta
• cal viva
• cloruro de cal
• mortero de cal
• piedra de cal
• una de cal y otra de arena

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -al

Symbol

cal

1. Symbol of caloría

Volapük

Noun

cal (nominative plural cals)

1. occupation
2. office (position)
3. profession

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

• cäl
• cälan
• cäläb
• cälod
• cälodön
• cälov
• cälovik
• cälön
• hicäläb
• hicälan
• jicäläb
• jicälan
• laidacäl