"sel" meaning in Afrikaans

See sel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /sɛl/ Forms: selle [plural]
Etymology: From Dutch cel, from Middle Dutch celle, from Latin cella. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|cel}} Dutch cel, {{inh|af|dum|celle}} Middle Dutch celle, {{der|af|la|cella}} Latin cella Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|selle|||||||||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} sel (plural selle), {{af-noun|selle}} sel (plural selle)
  1. cell (element of a table)
    Sense id: en-sel-af-noun-AGrbrZTT
  2. cell (basic unit of a living organism)
    Sense id: en-sel-af-noun-zIuRc1xO
  3. cell (small room, especially in a jail or prison)
    Sense id: en-sel-af-noun-5Pt0t6kg Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 8 30 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: selmaat
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      },
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        "16": "",
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        "7": "",
        "8": "",
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    }
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    "Afrikaans lemmas",
    "Afrikaans nouns",
    "Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms derived from Latin",
    "Afrikaans terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Pages with 26 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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        "14": "",
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        "16": "",
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      "ipa": "/sɛl/"
    }
  ],
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}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Afrikaans dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-05-20 using wiktextract (3dadd05 and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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