xal

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Translingual

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Symbol

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xal

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Kalmyk Oirat.

Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French châle, from Persian شال.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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xal m (plural xals)

  1. shawl

Further reading

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Eastern Durango Nahuatl

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Noun

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xal

  1. sand

Mongghul

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Etymology

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From Tibetan ཤེལ (shel).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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xal

  1. mirror

Northern Kurdish

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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xal f

  1. (maternal) uncle
  2. point, dot

Romani

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀔𑀸𑀤𑀺 (khādi), from Sanskrit खादति (khādati). Cognate with Hindi खाना (khānā), Marwari खाणौ (khāṇau), and Gujarati ખાવું (khāvũ).

Verb

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xal

  1. he/she/it eats
  2. to eat
    E ćhave xan phaba.
    The children eat apples.

Descendants

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  • Hungarian: kajál
  • Romanian: hali
  • Russian: хавчик (xavčik)

References

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  • Yaron Matras (2002) “Historical and linguistic origins”, in Romani: A Linguistic Introduction[1], Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 40