ramal

English

Etymology

ramus +‎ -al

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹeɪməl/

Adjective

ramal (not comparable)

1. (anatomy, dated) Of or pertaining to a ramus, or branching
   • 1890, R.W. Shufeldt, “Osteophysiology of Arctic and Subarctic Water-Birds”, in Journal of Anatomy and Physiology, volume 24, page 98:

     Between the ramal walls above this the bone is longitudinally scooped out to the upper termination of the symphysis.

Anagrams

• LRAAM, Lamar, Marla, alarm, malar, marla

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Catalan

Noun

ramal m (plural ramals)

1. (rail transport) branch

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Indonesian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic رَمْل (raml, “sand”).

Noun

ramal (first-person possessive ramalku, second-person possessive ramalmu, third-person possessive ramalnya)

1. divination
2. Specifically, the sand used in fortunetelling

Derived terms

Derived terms

• meramal
• meramalkan
• peramalan

• ramalan
• tukang ramal

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Malay

Etymology 1

Verb

ramal

1. to predict

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic رَمْل (raml).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ramal/
• Rhymes: -amal, -mal, -al

Noun

ramal (Jawi spelling رامل, plural ramal-ramal, informal 1st possessive ramalku, 2nd possessive ramalmu, 3rd possessive ramalnya)

1. sand (finely ground rock)

Synonyms

• pasir / ڤاسير

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Portuguese

Etymology

ramo +‎ -al

Noun

ramal m (plural ramais)

1. (Brazil) Each telephone number of a private network.

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Spanish

Etymology

ramo +‎ -al

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -al

Noun

ramal m (plural ramales)

1. exit (of a highway or road)
2. branch (of an organization)
3. (rail transport) branch line
4. halter (of horse)

Related terms

• rama
• ramalazo