taal

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See also: tal, Tal, tál, tâl, tål, -tal, -tál, tala, Taal, tall, and Tall

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch taal, from Middle Dutch tale, from Old Dutch *tala, from Proto-Germanic *talō.

Pronunciation

Nomen

taal (plural tale)

  1. language

Cebuano

Etymology

From Taal.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ta‧al

Nomen

taal

  1. the Lake Taal snake (Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier tale, from Middle Dutch tāle, from Old Dutch *tala, from Proto-Germanic *talō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taːl/
  • audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: taal
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Nomen

taal f (plural talen, diminutive taaltje n)

  1. (countable) language (form of communication consisting of vocabulary and grammar)
  2. (uncountable) language (capability to communicate with words)
  3. (uncountable) language (means or manner of expression)
  4. (uncountable, countable) language (specific lect or jargon)
  5. (uncountable) language (particular words of a text or speech act)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: taal

Anagrams


Estonian

Nomen

taal (genitive taala, partitive taala)

  1. (colloquial) dollar

Declension

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Manx

Etymology

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Verb

taal (verbal noun taaley, past participle taalit)

  1. draw
  2. flow
  3. secrete, lactate

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian tale, from Proto-Germanic *talō.

Nomen

taal c (plural talen, diminutive taaltsje)

  1. (countable) language (form of communication consisting of vocabulary and grammar)
  2. (uncountable) language (means or manner of expression)
  3. (uncountable, countable) language (specific lect or jargon)
  4. (uncountable) language (capability to communicate with words)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • taal”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011