different between pel vs zel

English

Noun

pel (plural pels)

1. (dated) pixel

Derived terms

• megapel

Anagrams

• 'elp, -ple, EPL, LEP, LPE, lep

Afrikaans

Noun

pel (plural pels, diminutive pellie)

1. Alternative spelling of pêl

Asturian

Etymology

From a contraction of the preposition per (“by means of, by way of”) + masculine singular article el (“the”).

Contraction

pel m (feminine pela, neuter pelo, masculine plural pelos, feminine plural peles)

1. by means of the

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /p?l/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /pel/

Preposition

pel m sg (masculine plural pels)

1. Contraction of per el.

Further reading

• “pel” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “pel” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “pel” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “pel” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?l/
• Rhymes: -?l

Verb

pel

1. first-person singular present indicative of pellen
2. imperative of pellen

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch vel, from Middle Dutch vel, from Old Dutch *fel, from Proto-Germanic *fell?, from Proto-Indo-European *pello-, *pelno-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?p?l]
• Hyphenation: pèl

Noun

pel (plural pel-pel, first-person possessive pelku, second-person possessive pelmu, third-person possessive pelnya)

1. paper sheet.

   Synonym: kertas

2. rag for mopping.

Further reading

• “pel” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pel/

Contraction

pel

1. Contraction of per il.
   • 1893, Annuario Scientifico ed Industriale, Fratelli Treves, page 414:

     Poi nel 1890 i signori Hult e Rossberg intrapresero lavori di triangolazione all’estremità settentrionale della Finlandia, procedendo da Sodonkjla pel Kittenen, affluente del Kemi, e rilevandovi una quantità di laghetti affatto sconosciuti.

   • 1953, Il mare non bagna Napoli, Anna Maria Ortese:

     Eccolo là, a trent'anni, ha bisogno che lo portino pel collo all'ultima messa.

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

• p’el, pol

Etymology

Compare Central Kurdish ???? (pol), ?????? (polû, “ember”), Middle Armenian ??? (po?).

Noun

p’el ?

1. firebrand, smouldering piece of wood, charred wood, live coal; ember

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Frisian p?l, from Latin palus

Noun

pel m (definite singular pelen, indefinite plural peler, definite plural pelene)

1. (construction) a pile

Alternative forms

• pæl

References

• “pel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “pel_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Occitan

Contraction

pel

1. Contraction of per lo.

Old French

Etymology

From Latin pellis, pellem.

Noun

pel f (oblique plural peaus or peax or piaus or piax or pels, nominative singular pel, nominative plural peaus or peax or piaus or piax or pels)

1. skin
2. pelisse (garment made from sowing together skins)

Descendants

• ? English: pelt
• Middle French: peau
  • French: peau
• Bourguignon: peâ

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *p?laz, from Latin p?lus (“stake, prop”), from Proto-Italic *p?kslos, from Proto-Indo-European *peh??- (“to attach”). Cognates include Old English p?l and Old Dutch p?l. Doublet of p?l.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pe?l/, [?p??l]

Noun

p?l m

1. pole

References

• Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, ?ISBN

Romani

Alternative forms

• pijel

Verb

pel

1. to drink

Derived terms

• chuchi pel

English

Noun

zel (plural zels)

1. Alternative form of zill

Anagrams

• Lez, lez

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin z?lus, from Ancient Greek ????? (zêlos)

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /?z?l/

Noun

zel m (plural zels)

1. fervor, zeal
2. heat, estrus

Related terms

• gelós

Further reading

• “zel” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “zel” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “zel” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “zel” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?z?l]

Noun

zel n

1. genitive plural of zlo

Latvian

Verb

zel

1. 2nd person singular present indicative form of zelt
2. 2nd person singular imperative form of zelt

Middle English

Noun

zel

1. Alternative form of zele

Middle French

Alternative forms

• zele

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin z?lus.

Noun

zel m (uncountable)

1. zeal

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French zèle.

Noun

zel n (uncountable)

1. zeal (fervor or devotion)

Declension

Synonyms

• râvn?, sârguin??, ardoare

Related terms

• zelos

Slovene

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *z?l?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /z???/

Adjective

z??? (comparative zl?jši, superlative n?jzl?jši)

1. evil

Inflection

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zé??/

Noun

z??? f

1. (clarification of this definition is needed) green plant

Inflection

Further reading

• “zel”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran