different between dill vs galah
dill
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??/
- Rhymes: -?l
Wikispecies
Etymology 1
From Middle English dile, from Old English dile (“dill, anise”); from Proto-Germanic *dilja-, of uncertain, probably non-Indo-European origin, possibly a west European substrate.
Cognate with Old Saxon dilli, Dutch dille, Swedish dill, German Dill.
Noun
dill (countable and uncountable, plural dills)
- Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed.
- A cucumber pickled with dill flavoring
- Synonym: dill pickle
- (informal) a fool.
- 2016, Robert G. Barrett, And De Fun Don't Done: A Les Norton Novel
- He could go over and monster his way among the poms, but he was that drunk he'd probably only make a dill of himself
- 2016, Robert G. Barrett, And De Fun Don't Done: A Les Norton Novel
Synonyms
- (herb): anet, dillseed, Peucedanum graveolens
- (type of pickle): dill pickle
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
dill (third-person singular simple present dills, present participle dilling, simple past and past participle dilled)
- To cook or flavor with dill
See also
- cornichon
- cucumber
- gherkin
- graveolens
- pickled cucumber
- pickle
Etymology 2
Variant of dull
Verb
dill (third-person singular simple present dills, present participle dilling, simple past and past participle dilled)
- To still; to assuage; to calm; to soothe, as one in pain.
References
Further reading
- dill at OneLook Dictionary Search
- dill in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- dill on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Anethum graveolens on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Anethum graveolens on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse dylja, from Proto-Germanic *dilja-, of uncertain, non-Indo-European origin, possibly a substrate.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t?l?/
- Rhymes: -?l?
Noun
dill n (genitive singular dills, no plural)
- dill (Anethum graveolens)
Declension
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish dil, from Old Norse dylja, from Proto-Germanic *dilja-, of uncertain, non-Indo-European origin, possibly a substrate.
Pronunciation
Noun
dill c (uncountable)
- the herb dill
Declension
Westrobothnian
Alternative forms
- dell
- del
- dil
- dl
Etymology
From Old Norse til, from Proto-Germanic *tila- (“goal”), from Proto-Indo-European *ád (“near, at”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /del/, /d?l/
- Rhymes: -el, -?l
Particle
dill
- Used to indicate the infinitive form of a verb; compare English to.
Preposition
dill
- to (indicating destination)
Adverb
dill
- another, one more
Derived terms
dill From the web:
- what dill
- what dillards stores are closing
- what dill dare jem to do
galah
English
Etymology
From Gamilaraay gilaa.
- (fool): From the bird. A connection with Malay gila (“mad”) has been suggested, but this explanation has not gained acceptance.
Pronunciation
Noun
galah (plural galahs)
- A pink and grey species of cockatoo, Eolophus roseicapilla, native to Australia.
- 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber 2003, p. 434:
- There were red-tailed cockatoos, casuarina cockatoos, a little corella and a galah.
- 2005, David Lindenmayer, Mark A. Burgman, Practical Conservation Biology, page 175,
- The Galah has benefited from changes in the environment brought about by human activities (Rowley, 1990; Saunders and Ingram, 1995; Forshaw, 2002). The Galah?s diet is predominantly seeds, especially those from cereal crops and agricultural weeds.
- 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber 2003, p. 434:
- (Australia, slang) A fool, an idiot.
- That galah nearly drove me off the road.
- 1991, Patricia Shaw, River of the Sun, unnumbered page,
- ‘Don?t just stand there, you great galah, lend a hand here!’ Billy Kemp shoved Edmund towards the longboat. ‘Get it free. The lads are bringing up the casks.’
- 1999, Bryce Courtenay, Solomon's Song, unnumbered page,
- ‘But, Sergeant, I reckon a man would look a proper galah falling about with an empty rifle, going click, click, click, “bang you?re dead” when he wasn?t doing rifle drill on parade, like when it?s not official, know what I mean?’ one of the infantrymen volunteers.
- 2006, John Chalmers, The Professional Guest, page 13,
- ‘ […] Then you will strut around like a great galah tryin? to impress the sheilas about what a fuckin? big iron ore miner you are.’
Synonyms
- (fool): drongo
Derived terms
- galah session
Translations
See also
- cockatiel
- cockatoo
- corella
References
Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?alah/
- Rhymes: -alah, -lah, -ah
Noun
galah (Jawi spelling ?????, plural galah-galah, informal 1st possessive galahku, impolite 2nd possessive galahmu, 3rd possessive galahnya)
- pole, stake
Further reading
- “galah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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