"dwaal" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Afrikaans]

IPA: /ˈdvɑːl/ Forms: dwale [plural]
Etymology: From Dutch dwalen, from Middle Dutch dwalen, from Old Dutch *dwalon, from Proto-Germanic *dwalōną. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|dwalen}} Dutch dwalen, {{inh|af|dum|dwalen}} Middle Dutch dwalen, {{inh|af|odt|*dwalon}} Old Dutch *dwalon, {{inh|af|gem-pro|*dwalōną}} Proto-Germanic *dwalōną Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|dwale|||||||||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} dwaal (plural dwale), {{af-noun|dwale}} dwaal (plural dwale)
  1. dwaal, an absent-minded state
    Sense id: en-dwaal-af-noun-FZaac8VB Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 60 40

Verb [Afrikaans]

IPA: /ˈdvɑːl/ Forms: dwaal [present], dwalende [participle, present], gedwaal [participle, past]
Etymology: From Dutch dwalen, from Middle Dutch dwalen, from Old Dutch *dwalon, from Proto-Germanic *dwalōną. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|dwalen}} Dutch dwalen, {{inh|af|dum|dwalen}} Middle Dutch dwalen, {{inh|af|odt|*dwalon}} Old Dutch *dwalon, {{inh|af|gem-pro|*dwalōną}} Proto-Germanic *dwalōną Head templates: {{af-verb|dwalende}} dwaal (present dwaal, present participle dwalende, past participle gedwaal)
  1. (intransitive) to stray, to wander Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-dwaal-af-verb-4H~y~cLa

Noun [Dutch]

Audio: Nl-dwaal.ogg Forms: dwalen [plural], dwaaltje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -aːl Etymology: See the etymology of the noun dweil. Etymology templates: {{m|nl|dweil}} dweil Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-en|dwaaltje}} dwaal m (plural dwalen, diminutive dwaaltje n)
  1. (Roman Catholicism) oblong piece of linen spread across an altar Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Roman Catholicism Synonyms: altaardwaal
    Sense id: en-dwaal-nl-noun-QTLY~mEe Topics: Catholicism, Christianity, Roman-Catholicism
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [Dutch]

Audio: Nl-dwaal.ogg
Rhymes: -aːl Etymology: See the etymology of the verb dwalen. Etymology templates: {{m|nl|dwalen}} dwalen Head templates: {{head|nl|verb form}} dwaal
  1. first-person singular present indicative of dwalen (to stray, wander) Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: dwalen (extra: to stray, wander)
    Sense id: en-dwaal-nl-verb-ZfvDuJan Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 18 70 12
  2. imperative of dwalen Tags: form-of, imperative Form of: dwalen
    Sense id: en-dwaal-nl-verb-1hzpFruo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [English]

Forms: dwaals [plural]
Etymology: From Afrikaans dwaal (“a dreamy, dazed, absent-minded, or befuddled state”). Doublet of dwale. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|af|dwaal|t=a dreamy, dazed, absent-minded, or befuddled state}} Afrikaans dwaal (“a dreamy, dazed, absent-minded, or befuddled state”), {{doublet|en|dwale}} Doublet of dwale Head templates: {{en-noun}} dwaal (plural dwaals)
  1. (South Africa, informal) A dreamy, dazed, absent-minded, or befuddled state Tags: South-Africa, informal Related terms: dwale
    Sense id: en-dwaal-en-noun-bPrWEZzn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, South African English

Inflected forms

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        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "nl:Roman Catholicism"
      ],
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        "oblong piece of linen spread across an altar"
      ],
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          "Roman Catholicism"
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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        "Catholicism",
        "Christianity",
        "Roman-Catholicism"
      ]
    }
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/Nl-dwaal.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "altaardwaal"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dwaal"
}

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    "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
    "Dutch non-lemma forms",
    "Dutch terms with audio links",
    "Dutch verb forms",
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    "Rhymes:Dutch/aːl/1 syllable"
  ],
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        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dwalen"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "See the etymology of the verb dwalen.",
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        "2": "verb form"
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "word": "dwalen"
        }
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      ],
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        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
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          "word": "dwalen"
        }
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        "imperative of dwalen"
      ],
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        [
          "dwalen",
          "dwalen#Dutch"
        ]
      ],
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        "form-of",
        "imperative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "rhymes": "-aːl"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-dwaal.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/4f/Nl-dwaal.ogg/Nl-dwaal.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/Nl-dwaal.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
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}

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      "args": {
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        "2": "af",
        "3": "dwaal",
        "t": "a dreamy, dazed, absent-minded, or befuddled state"
      },
      "expansion": "Afrikaans dwaal (“a dreamy, dazed, absent-minded, or befuddled state”)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "dwale"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of dwale",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Afrikaans dwaal (“a dreamy, dazed, absent-minded, or befuddled state”). Doublet of dwale.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dwaals",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
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      "name": "en-noun"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "dwale"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "English countable nouns",
        "English doublets",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English informal terms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms borrowed from Afrikaans",
        "English terms derived from Afrikaans",
        "South African English"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "sitting here in a dwaal"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A dreamy, dazed, absent-minded, or befuddled state"
      ],
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        [
          "dreamy",
          "dreamy"
        ],
        [
          "dazed",
          "dazed"
        ],
        [
          "absent-minded",
          "absent-minded"
        ],
        [
          "befuddled",
          "befuddled"
        ],
        [
          "state",
          "state"
        ]
      ],
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        "(South Africa, informal) A dreamy, dazed, absent-minded, or befuddled state"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "South-Africa",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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