geel

From Dutch geel.

• IPA^(key): /χɪə̯l/, [χeə̯l ~ χiə̯l]

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geel (attributive geel, comparative geler, superlative geelste)

1. yellow

From Middle Dutch gelu, from Old Dutch *gelo, from Proto-West Germanic *gelu, from Proto-Germanic *gelwaz.

• IPA^(key): /ɣeːl/

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• Hyphenation: geel
• Rhymes: -eːl

geel (comparative geler, superlative geelst)

1. yellow

   De zonsondergang kleurde de lucht in prachtige gele tinten. ― The sunset colored the sky in beautiful yellow shades.

   Ze droeg een elegant jurkje met een gele bloemenprint. ― She wore an elegant dress with a yellow floral pattern.

   De gele zonnebloemen stonden in volle bloei. ― The yellow sunflowers were in full bloom.

• Afrikaans: geel
• Berbice Creole Dutch: geli
• Jersey Dutch: xêl
• Negerhollands: geel
• Skepi Creole Dutch: gael
• → Papiamentu: hel, geel, heel
• → Sranan Tongo: geri

geel n (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. the colour yellow

• egel, gele, leeg, lege

geel (plural girkä)

1. lion

• Fadul Yousif Aljuzuli Terafi Mohadin Chol, Muusa Nuer Teebu, Bal Douwash Yousif, Abrahama Kidir Blang, Abdalmajid Juma Anur, Tim Stirtz, David Graves. 2020. "Jumjum - English Dictionary." Webonary.org. SIL International. from https://www.webonary.org/jumjum

• gel
• gęl, gäl (Mecklenburgisch, Western Pomeranian)
• gael (some Dutch Low Saxon varieties)

From Middle Low German gēl, from Old Saxon gelo, from Proto-West Germanic *gelu, from Proto-Germanic *gelwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃wos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“green, yellow”). Compare German gel (dated variant of gelb). More at English yellow.

• IPA^(key): /ɡeːl/

geel

1. yellow

From earlier *gáala, of Semitic origin, from the root *gml- (“camel”).

Cognate with Garre keel, Maay gaal, Aweer gaal, Rendille gaal, Jiiddu gáal, Baiso gaala, Arbore galte, Daasanach galti, Oromo gaala, Konso kaala, Afar gáala, Burji gaali.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡêːl/

gë̀ël m (definite geela)

1. (collective) camels

   Synonyms: awr, hal

• Gelle

• dabagaale (“ground squirrel”)
• gaaljecel, Gaaljecel
• hadhuubgaal (“camel milking vessel”)

• kil

Compare Gamilaraay giili and Ngiyambaa kiil.

geel

1. urine
   • 1904, R. H. Mathews, “The Wiradyuri and other languages of New South Wales”, in The Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, volume 34:

     Urine .... .... .... kil.

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