Danish

Proper noun

Dahl

1. A topographic surname​.

Norwegian

Etymology

From dal ‎(“valley”).

Proper noun

Dahl

1. A topographic surname​.

Swedish

Etymology

From dal ‎(“valley”).

Proper noun

Dahl

1. A topographic surname​.

Descendants

• Translingual: Dahlia

English

Alternative forms

• dal
• dhal
• daal

Noun

dahl ‎(plural dahls)

1. Any of many dried husked pulses (legume), including peas, beans and lentils.
2. A dish made from lentils, cooked with spices, tomatoes and onions etc.
   • 1934, George Orwell, Burmese Days, Chapter 6,

     A stout Burmese woman, wife of a constable, was kneeling outside the cage ladling rice and watery dahl into tin pannikins.

3. A tropical herb with yellow flowers; the pigeon pea.

Derived terms

Translations

References

• WordNet
• OED 2nd edition 1989

Anagrams

• dhal