"kaal" meaning in Afrikaans

See kaal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kɑːl/ Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-kaal.wav Forms: kaal [attributive], kaler [comparative], kaalste [superlative]
Etymology: From Dutch kaal, from Middle Dutch cale, from Old Dutch *kalo, from Proto-Germanic *kalwaz (“naked, bald”), from Proto-Indo-European *gelH- (“naked, bald”). Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|kaal}} Dutch kaal, {{inh|af|dum|cale}} Middle Dutch cale, {{inh|af|odt|*kalo}} Old Dutch *kalo, {{inh|af|gem-pro|*kalwaz||naked, bald}} Proto-Germanic *kalwaz (“naked, bald”), {{der|af|ine-pro|*gelH-||naked, bald}} Proto-Indo-European *gelH- (“naked, bald”) Head templates: {{af-adj|kaal|kaler|kaalste}} kaal (attributive kaal, comparative kaler, superlative kaalste)
  1. naked Synonyms: naak
    Sense id: en-kaal-af-adj-EqZnyb5v
  2. bald Synonyms: kaalkop
    Sense id: en-kaal-af-adj-YswT5zVw Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kaalgat

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for kaal meaning in Afrikaans (2.1kB)

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