hevel

Dutch

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -eːvəl

Noun

hevel m (plural hevels, diminutive heveltje n)

  1. heddle
  2. siphon

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse hefill, from Proto-Germanic *habilaz.

Noun

hevel m (definite singular hevelen, indefinite plural hevlar, definite plural hevlane)

  1. handle

References

O'odham

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Tepiman *hïvïri (wind),[1] from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *sïpïL (cold, windy). Related to he꞉pi (to be cold).[2]

Noun

hevel

  1. wind, air
    Melto 'ot g hevel.
    The wind stopped blowing.
  2. (by extension, physical chemistry) any gaseous substance; gas, natural gas

Derived terms

  • hevel-'e'es (Parry's penstemon (Penstemon parryi), literally wind plant)
  • hevel-c-ed 'u'uwhig (dwarf cowbird (Molothrus ater obscurus))
  • hevel-cu꞉d (to make wind for (as with a fan))
  • hevel-mohs (western kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis))
  • hevel-neoktham (radio, literally speaker by air)
  • hevelhog (breeze, draft; to blow)
  • hevelhogid (to fan)
  • hevelig (breath)
  • si-hevel (cyclone)

References

  1. ^ Burton William Bascom, Jr. (1965), “89. *hɨˈvɨri 'wind,'”, in Proto-Tepiman (Tepehuan-Piman) (Thesis), Seattle, Washington: University of Washington, 66-5811, page 137
  2. ^ Stubbs, Brian D. (2020) [2011], “508b. *sïpïL / *sïppï ‘cold, windy’”, in Uto-Aztecan: A comparative vocabulary[1], revised online edition, Flower Mound, Texas: Shumway Family History Services, page 125
  • Mathiot, Madeleine (2013), Tohono 'O'odham–English Dictionary[2], volume I, archived from the original on 22 November 2019, pages 239–40
  • Saxton, Dean; Saxton, Lucille; Enos, Susie (1983), “hewel”, in Dictionary: Tohono Oʼodham/Pima to English, English to Tohono Oʼodham/Pima, 2nd edition, Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, published 1998, →ISBN, page 21