"kwal" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

Audio: Nl-kwal.ogg Forms: kwallen [plural], kwalletje [diminutive, neuter], qualle [alternative]
Etymology: From earlier qualle; likely an ablaut variant from the same root as kwellen (“to well up, swell up”), whence also kwelder. Cognate with German Qualle. Etymology templates: {{cog|de|Qualle}} German Qualle Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-en|+|g2=m}} kwal f or m (plural kwallen, diminutive kwalletje n)
  1. jellyfish Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-kwal-nl-noun-oOpTKPAy Categories (other): Cnidarians, Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 70 18 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 10 4 4
  2. (by extension) an annoying, figuratively slimy person Tags: broadly, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-kwal-nl-noun-Oi~zylEH Categories (other): Dutch nouns with f+m gender Disambiguation of Dutch nouns with f+m gender: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: haarkwal, oorkwal, zeekwal

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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