paal

Dutch (Brabantic)

/paːl/

noun
Definitions
  • post, stake, pole, pile
  • (sports) goalpost
  • (heraldiccharge) pale, perpendicular stripe
  • (euphemistic) erect phallus
  • an Indonesian measure of distance

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch pâel inherited from Old Dutch pāl derived from Latin pālus (stake, prop, pale, post, pole, stay).

Origin

Latin

pālus

Gloss

stake, prop, pale, post, pole, stay

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

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