гал

Buryat

Noun

гал • (gal)

1. fire

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Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *gal, perhaps related to Proto-Tungusic *gụl-.

Compare Kalmyk һал (ğal), Dongxiang khan, Evenki гулдай (guldaj, “to light, kindle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɢaɮ/, [ɢaɮ]

Noun

гал • (gal) (Mongolian spelling ᠭ᠋ᠠᠯ (ɣal))

1. fire

Derived terms

• галдах (galdax, “to set fire”)
• галлах (gallax, “to open fire, to set on fire”)
• галт (galt, “fiery”)
• галч (galč, “stoker”)
• галын наадам (galyn naadam, “firework”)
• галын өрөө (galyn öröö, “kitchen”)

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Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• га̑о

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *galъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡâːl/
• Hyphenation: гал

Adjective

га̑л (Latin spelling gȃl)

1. (dated) black, dark (physical attributes)
2. (dated) dark fur

Synonyms

• цр̑н
• мр̏к

Derived terms

• га̀љан

Related terms

• га̏лица

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Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɦaɫ]

• Audio:

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Noun

гал • (hal) m inan (genitive га́ла, nominative plural га́ли, genitive plural га́лів)

1. (biology) gall (tumor-like growth on the surface of plants caused by insect larvae)

Declension

Declension of гал (inan hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	гал hal	га́ли hály
genitive	га́ла hála	га́лів háliv
dative	га́лові, га́лу hálovi, hálu	га́лам hálam
accusative	гал hal	га́ли hály
instrumental	га́лом hálom	га́лами hálamy
locative	га́лі háli	га́лах hálax
vocative	га́ле hále	га́ли hály

Related terms

• га́лиця (hálycja)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “гал”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “гал”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN