"dalal" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: dalals [plural], dellal [alternative, obsolete], deloll [alternative, obsolete]
Etymology: From an Indian language (compare Hindi दलाल (dalāl)), from Arabic دَلَّال (dallāl). Etymology templates: {{der|en|hi|दलाल}} Hindi दलाल (dalāl), {{der|en|ar|دَلَّال}} Arabic دَلَّال (dallāl), {{root|en|ar|د ل ل}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} dalal (plural dalals)
  1. (India) A broker; a middleman. Tags: India Related terms: dalaal, dilal
    Sense id: en-dalal-en-noun-4Iev~c3E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Indian English, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, People, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 69 12 7 5 2 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 20 6 4 2 4

Noun [Indonesian]

IPA: /ˈdalal/ [Standard-Indonesian], [ˈda.lal] [Standard-Indonesian] Forms: dalal-dalal [plural], para dalal [plural]
Rhymes: -alal Etymology: Inherited from Malay dalal (“agent; broker; commission, fee”), from Arabic دَلَّال (dallāl, “auctioneer, broker, pimp”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|id|ms|dalal||agent; broker; commission, fee|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Malay dalal (“agent; broker; commission, fee”), {{inh+|id|ms|dalal|t=agent; broker; commission, fee}} Inherited from Malay dalal (“agent; broker; commission, fee”), {{der|id|ar|دَلَّال|t=auctioneer, broker, pimp}} Arabic دَلَّال (dallāl, “auctioneer, broker, pimp”) Head templates: {{id-noun|a}} dalal (plural dalal-dalal or para dalal)
  1. (economics, management, trading) agent (one who acts for, or in the place of, another (the principal), by authority from them; someone entrusted to do the business of another) Synonyms: agen, penghubung, perantara, wakil jual, bandar, pengedar, pemasok, penyalur
    Sense id: en-dalal-id-noun-Q9it~Xkc Categories (other): Economics, Management, Trading Topics: business, economics, finance, management, sciences, trading
  2. (economics, management, trading) broker Synonyms: cengkau, makelar, perantara, pialang, talang
    Sense id: en-dalal-id-noun--qKpvcyD Categories (other): Economics, Management, Trading, Indonesian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Indonesian entries with incorrect language header: 32 41 7 5 15 Topics: business, economics, finance, management, sciences, trading
  3. commission, fee
    Sense id: en-dalal-id-noun-2QGCugML
  4. mediator Synonyms: mediator
    Sense id: en-dalal-id-noun-IT6I7IeU
  5. synonym of penunjuk jalan Synonyms: penunjuk jalan [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-dalal-id-noun-lvKVdsIn

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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