gamelu

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Basque[edit]

 gamelu on Basque Wikipedia

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Basque *ganbeɫu, borrowed from Vulgar Latin *camellus, from Latin camelus, from Ancient Greek κάμηλος (kámēlos), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *gamal-. Sense two is a semantical borrowing from Spanish camello.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡamelu/, [ɡa.me̞.lu]
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

gamelu anim

  1. camel
  2. (informal) pusher

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • "gamelu" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • gamelu” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus