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dial
English
Etymology
The original meaning was 'sundial' and/or 'clock dial'; from Middle English diall, from Middle French dyal, from Latin di?lis (“daily, concerning the day”), because of its use in telling the time of day, from Latin di?s (“day”). Compare Spanish dial and día (“day”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?da???/
- Rhymes: -a??l
- Hyphenation: di?al
Noun
dial (plural dials)
- A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed).
- A clock face.
- A sundial.
- A panel on a radio etc showing wavelengths or channels; a knob that is turned to change the wavelength etc.
- A disk with finger holes on a telephone; used to select the number to be called.
- (Britain, Australia, slang) A person's face. [from 19th c.]
- 2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Giramondo 2012, p. 137:
- Old Mona Lisa would have looked like a sour lemon beside Angel Day on the rare days she put a smile on her dial, laughing with her friends when some new man was in town.
- 2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Giramondo 2012, p. 137:
- A miner's compass.
Translations
Verb
dial (third-person singular simple present dials, present participle (US) dialing or dialling, simple past and past participle (US) dialed or dialled)
- (transitive) To control or select something with a dial, or (figuratively) as if with a dial.
- (transitive) To select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone.
- (intransitive) To use a dial or a telephone.
Usage notes
- Dialing and dialed are more common in the US. Dialling and dialled are more common elsewhere.
Derived terms
Related terms
- dial in
- dial tone
Translations
Anagrams
- Dail, Dali, Dalí, dali, laid
Spanish
Noun
dial m (plural diales)
- dial
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh dial, from Old Welsh digal, from Proto-Brythonic *di?al, from Proto-Celtic *d?-gal?. Cognate with Cornish dyal and Old Irish dígal.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /?d?.al/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /?di?.al/, /?di.al/
Noun
dial m (plural dialau or dialon)
- revenge
Mutation
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present) , “dial”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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diam
Translingual
Symbol
diam
- (mathematics) diameter
English
Etymology 1
From diameter.
Noun
diam (plural diams)
- Clipping of diameter.
Related terms
- diam.
Etymology 2
From diamond.
Noun
diam (plural diams)
- Clipping of diamond.
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Malay diam (“quiet”, adjective).
Interjection
diam
- (informal, Singapore, chiefly Malaysia) Be quiet.
Further reading
- Singlish vocabulary on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Dima, Madi, aim'd, amid, maid
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /di.am/
Etymology 1
From Malay diam, from Proto-Malayic *hid?m, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hid?m.
Adjective
diam (plural diam-diam)
- quiet; silent (with little or no sound)
Noun
diam (first-person possessive diamku, second-person possessive diammu, third-person possessive diamnya)
- quiet
Synonyms
- senyap
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Malay diam.
Verb
diam
- (obsolete) to stay
Synonyms
- duduk (obsolete)
- tinggal
Derived terms
Anagrams
- idam, madi
Further reading
- “diam” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Latin
Adjective
diam
- accusative feminine singular of dius
Malay
Alternative forms
- diem (Javanese Malay)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /di.am/
- Rhymes: -iam, -jam, -am
Etymology 1
From Proto-Malayic *hid?m, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hid?m. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Adjective
diam (Jawi spelling ?????, plural diam-diam)
- quiet; silent (with little or no sound)
Synonyms
- senyap / ????
Derived terms
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
diam (Jawi spelling ?????)
- to stay
Synonyms
- tinggal
- duduk (informal)
Derived terms
Anagrams
- idam
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