taal

From Dutch taal, from Middle Dutch tale, from Old Dutch *tala, from Proto-West Germanic *talu, from Proto-Germanic *talō.

• IPA^(key): /tɑːl/

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taal (plural tale)

1. language

From Taal.

• Hyphenation: ta‧al

taal

1. the Lake Taal snake (Hydrophis semperi)

• tale (obsolete)

From earlier tale, from Middle Dutch tāle, from Old Dutch tala, from Proto-West Germanic *talu, from Proto-Germanic *talō. Compare Danish tale.

• IPA^(key): /taːl/

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• Hyphenation: taal
• Rhymes: -aːl

taal f (plural talen, diminutive taaltje n)

1. (countable) language (form of communication consisting of vocabulary and grammar)

   Hij spreekt verschillende talen vloeiend. ― He speaks several languages fluently.

2. (uncountable) language (capability to communicate with words)

   Kinderen ontwikkelen hun taal op jonge leeftijd. ― Children develop their language skills at a young age.

3. (uncountable) language (means or manner of expression)

   Lichaamstaal is een belangrijke vorm van taal bij communicatie. ― Body language is an important form of language in communication.

   Kunst kan een universele taal zijn die emoties uitdrukt. ― Art can be a universal language that expresses emotions.

4. (uncountable, countable) language (specific lect or jargon)

   Het Fries is een van de officiële talen van Nederland. ― Frisian is one of the official languages of the Netherlands.

5. (uncountable) language (particular words of a text or speech act)

   Ik begreep niet alle taal in de presentatie van de spreker. ― I didn't understand all the language in the speaker's presentation.

   Het gebruik van figuurlijke taal kan poëzie interessant maken. ― The use of figurative language can make poetry intriguing.

• Afrikaans: taal
• Jersey Dutch: tâl
• Negerhollands: taal
• Petjo: taal
• → Aukan: tali

• laat

From Finnish taala.

taal (genitive taala, partitive taala)

1. (colloquial) dollar, buck

   Synonym: dollar

taal

1. (Drents, Twents, Veluws) alternative form of Taal (“language”)

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taal (verbal noun taaley, past participle taalit)

1. draw
2. flow
3. secrete, lactate

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /taˈʔal/ [t̪ɐˈʔal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: ta‧al

taál (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜀᜎ᜔)

1. native; aborigine; indigenous

   Synonyms: katutubo, natibo

2. natural; inborn

   Synonyms: likas, natural, katutubo

• Taal

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtaʔal/ [ˈt̪aː.ʔɐl]
• Rhymes: -aʔal
• Syllabification: ta‧al

taal (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜀᜎ᜔)

1. Moluccan ironwood, a species of tree (Intsia bijuga)

   Synonyms: ipil, ipil-lalao, ipil-laut

• lata, tala, alta, alat

From Old Frisian tale, from Proto-West Germanic *talu, from Proto-Germanic *talō.

taal c (plural talen, diminutive taaltsje)

1. (countable) language (form of communication consisting of vocabulary and grammar)
2. (uncountable) language (means or manner of expression)
3. (uncountable, countable) language (specific lect or jargon)
4. (uncountable) language (capability to communicate with words)

• streektaal

• “taal”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

taal

1. alternative form of tyel
   • 1927, “PAUDEEN FOUGHLAAN'S WEDDEEN”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 133, line 20:

     An a cat at a big-peeps an a taal o hays coat.

     And the cat ate his bag-pipes and the tail of his coat.

• Kathleen A. Browne (1927), “THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD.”, in Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of lreland (Sixth Series)‎^[1], volume 17, number 2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 133

• tal (obsolete)
• táal

taal (intransitive)

1. to come