amandel
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch amandel, either from Old French amandele or Medieval Latin amandola, both from Late Latin amandula, from Latin amygdala, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē). Cognate to English almond.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aːˈmɑn.dəl/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: aman‧del
- Rhymes: -ɑndəl
Noun
amandel f (plural amandelen, diminutive amandeltje n)
- almond (nut)
- tonsil
- Synonym: keelamandel
- adenoid
- Synonym: neusamandel
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: amandel
- → Kari'na: mantala
- → Indonesian: amandel
- → Papiamentu: amandel
- → Sranan Tongo: amandra
- → Caribbean Javanese: mandrah
Anagrams
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch amandel, from Middle Dutch amandel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈamandəl]
- Hyphenation: aman‧dêl
Noun
amandêl (plural amandel-amandel)
Further reading
- “amandel”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016