"gyal" meaning in All languages combined

See gyal on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: gyals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} gyal (plural gyals)
  1. Alternative form of gayal (“Indian cattle”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: gayal (extra: Indian cattle)
    Sense id: en-gyal-en-noun-59RR3AMx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: gyals [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Jamaican Creole gyal (“girl”), from English girl. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|jam|gyal|t=girl}} Borrowed from Jamaican Creole gyal (“girl”), {{der|en|en|girl}} English girl Head templates: {{en-noun}} gyal (plural gyals)
  1. (MLE, MTE) Pronunciation spelling of girl. Tags: Multicultural-London-English, alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: girl Derived forms: gyal dem
    Sense id: en-gyal-en-noun-eY9QXwqR Categories (other): English pronunciation spellings, Multicultural London English, Multicultural Toronto English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms borrowed back into English, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of English terms borrowed back into English: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Jamaican Creole]

IPA: /ˈɡʲal/ Forms: gyal dem [plural], gyal [quantified]
Etymology: Derived from English girl. Etymology templates: {{glossary|derived terms|Derived}} Derived, {{der|jam|en|girl|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} English girl, {{der+|jam|en|girl}} Derived from English girl Head templates: {{head|jam|nouns|10=|head=gyal}} gyal, {{jam-noun}} gyal (plural gyal dem, quantified gyal)
  1. girl Categories (topical): Children, Female, People Synonyms: gal
    Sense id: en-gyal-jam-noun-QxuhxpNn Categories (other): Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries

Inflected forms

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