"kêrel" meaning in Afrikaans

See kêrel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: kêrels [plural], kêreltjie [diminutive]
Etymology: From Dutch kerel, from Middle Dutch kerel, carel, caerl, kerl, from Old Dutch *karl, *karal, *keril, from Proto-Germanic *karilaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|kerel}} Dutch kerel, {{inh|af|dum|kerel}} Middle Dutch kerel, {{m|dum|carel}} carel, {{m|dum|caerl}} caerl, {{m|dum|kerl}} kerl, {{inh|af|odt|*karl}} Old Dutch *karl, {{m|odt|*karal}} *karal, {{m|odt|*keril}} *keril, {{inh|af|gem-pro|*karilaz}} Proto-Germanic *karilaz Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|kêrels|||||diminutive|kêreltjie|||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} kêrel (plural kêrels, diminutive kêreltjie), {{af-noun|s|kêreltjie}} kêrel (plural kêrels, diminutive kêreltjie)
  1. fellow, lad, chap
    Sense id: en-kêrel-af-noun-Q~XOHfu-
  2. boyfriend (romantic)
    Sense id: en-kêrel-af-noun-Wp61nbKw Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 36 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kêrelmal, kêreltjie

Inflected forms

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    },
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    }
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      },
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    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch kerel",
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    },
    {
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      },
      "expansion": "carel",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
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      },
      "expansion": "caerl",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
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      },
      "expansion": "kerl",
      "name": "m"
    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch *karl",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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      },
      "expansion": "*karal",
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    },
    {
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      },
      "expansion": "*keril",
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    },
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    },
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        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "",
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        [
          "lad",
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          "chap",
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    },
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          ],
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    "Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms derived from Old Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms inherited from Old Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms inherited from Proto-Germanic"
  ],
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    },
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      },
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "carel",
      "name": "m"
    },
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        "1": "dum",
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      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
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      },
      "expansion": "kerl",
      "name": "m"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "af",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "odt",
        "2": "*karal"
      },
      "expansion": "*karal",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
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        "1": "odt",
        "2": "*keril"
      },
      "expansion": "*keril",
      "name": "m"
    },
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        "1": "af",
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      },
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        "fellow, lad, chap"
      ],
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    },
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      "glosses": [
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      ],
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