taal

Dutch (Brabantic)

/taːl/

noun
Definitions
  • (countable) language form of communication consisting of vocabulary and grammar
  • (uncountable) language capability to communicate with words
  • (uncountable) language means or manner of expression
  • (uncountable) language specific lect or jargon
  • (uncountable) language particular words of a text or speech act

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch tāle inherited from Old Dutch *tala inherited from Proto-Germanic *talō (number, calculation).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*talō

Gloss

number, calculation

Concept
Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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