"dal" meaning in Afrikaans

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Noun

IPA: [dɑl] Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-dal.wav Forms: dale [plural]
Etymology: From Middle Dutch dal, from Old Dutch dal, from Proto-West Germanic *dal (“valley, dale”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|af|gem-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|af|dum|dal}} Middle Dutch dal, {{inh|af|odt|dal}} Old Dutch dal, {{inh|af|gmw-pro|*dal|t=valley, dale}} Proto-West Germanic *dal (“valley, dale”) Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|dale|||||||||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} dal (plural dale), {{af-noun|e}} dal (plural dale)
  1. dale, valley
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