"kwal" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

Audio: Nl-kwal.ogg Forms: kwallen [plural], kwalletje [diminutive, neuter]
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|kwalletje|g2=m}} kwal f or m (plural kwallen, diminutive kwalletje n)
  1. jellyfish Tags: feminine, masculine Categories (lifeform): Cnidarians
    Sense id: en-kwal-nl-noun-oOpTKPAy
  2. (by extension) an annoying, figuratively slimy person Tags: broadly, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-kwal-nl-noun-Oi~zylEH Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch nouns with f+m gender Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of Dutch nouns with f+m gender: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: qualle [obsolete] Derived forms: haarkwal, oorkwal, zeekwal

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSONL data for kwal meaning in Dutch (2.0kB)

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    "Dutch terms with audio links"
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    },
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      ],
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    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "qualle"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kwal"
}

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