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camel
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?kæm?l/
- Rhymes: -æm?l
- Hyphenation: ca?mel
Etymology 1
From Middle English camel, through Old Northern French camel (Old French chamel, modern French chameau), from Latin cam?lus, from Ancient Greek ??????? (kám?los), from a Semitic source, ultimately from Proto-Semitic *gamal-; compare Arabic ?????? (jamal) and Hebrew ???? (gamál).
Noun
camel (plural camels)
- A beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus Camelus.
- Synonym: (India (Anglo-Indian), Australia, colloquial) oont
- A light brownish color, like that of a camel (also called camel brown).
- Loaded vessels lashed tightly, one on each side of another vessel, and then emptied to reduce the draught of the ship in the middle.
Coordinate terms
- (Camelids) camelid; camel (dromedary, Bactrian camel), llama, guanaco, alpaca, vicuna/vicuña (Category: en:Camelids)
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- ? Coeur d'Alene: keemel
Translations
See also
Adjective
camel (not comparable)
- Of a light brown color like that of a camel.
- 1999, New Woman, volume 29, page 212:
- […] try to select accessories that are in the same color family as your coat," says millinery designer Patricia Underwood. To pick up the weave of a brown tweed jacket, for instance, choose a camel hat and black gloves.
- 1999, New Woman, volume 29, page 212:
Etymology 2
From Afrikaans kameel
Noun
camel (plural camels)
- (South Africa, obsolete) Synonym of giraffe
Further reading
- camel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Malec, calme, macle
Middle English
Alternative forms
- camelle, kamel, kamell, camell, cammel, camayle, camaile, camaille, cameylle, camele
- (From Central Old French) chamel, chamayle, schamelle, chamelle, chamell, chamoil
Etymology
From Old Northern French camel, cameil, from Latin cam?lus. Some forms are from or influenced by Old French chamel, chamoil.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?kam?l/, /kam???l/, /kam??i?l/
- (From Central Old French) IPA(key): /?t?am?l/, /t?am???l/, /t?am??i?l/
Noun
camel (plural cameles)
- camel (mammal of the genus Camelus)
Descendants
- English: camel
- Scots: camel
References
- “cam??l, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-1.
Old French
Etymology
See chamel.
Noun
camel m (oblique plural cameus, nominative singular cameus, nominative plural camel)
- (Old Northern French, Anglo-Norman) camel
Tocharian B
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Compare Tocharian A cmol.
Noun
camel ?
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cadel
English
Etymology
From Latin capitellum. Cognate with French cadeau.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): [?k?ei.dl?]
Noun
cadel (plural cadels)
- An ornate capital letter used in calligraphy, consisting of interlaced pen strokes.
Anagrams
- Cadle, E.D. Cal., clade, decal, laced
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