cawel

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Fula[edit]

Noun[edit]

cawel (ngel)

Diminutive of sawru (small stick or rod)

Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

cāwl, cāul, cāl

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *kauli, from Latin caulis.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈkɑː.wel/

Noun[edit]

cāwel m

Declension[edit]

Declension of cawel (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	cāwel	cāwlas
accusative	cāwel	cāwlas
genitive	cāwles	cāwla
dative	cāwle	cāwlum

Descendants[edit]

Middle English: col, coul, coyl; cal, kal
- English: cole, kale, kail
- Scots: cale, caill, kail
- Yola: kaayle
- → Irish: cál
→ Old Norse: kál
- Icelandic: kál
- Faroese: kál
- Norwegian: kål
- Old Danish: kaal
  - Danish: kål
- Old Swedish: kāl
  - Swedish: kål
  - → Finnish: kaali
- Elfdalian: ką̊l
→ Scottish Gaelic: càl

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