Cahuilla

Noun

páal

1. mortar (for pounding and grinding)

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aːl

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch pael, from Old Dutch pāl, from Latin pālus.

Noun

paal m ‎(plural palen, diminutive paaltje n)

1. A post, stake, pole, pile
2. (sports) A goalpost
3. (heraldry) A pale, perpendicular stripe
4. (euphemistic) An erect phallus
5. An Indonesian measure of distance

Synonyms

• (goalpost) doelpaal m

Derived terms

• bepalen
• grenspaal m, mijlpaal m
• lantaarnpaal m
• paaldans m
• paalfundering
• paalvast (adjective)
• paalwerk n
• paalwoning
• paalworm m
• etc.

expressions

• paal en perk stellen aan
• voor paal staan

Verb

paal

1. first-person singular present indicative of palen
2. imperative of palen

Etymology 2

From Middle French pale, from Latin pala.

Noun

paal f ‎(plural palen, diminutive paaltje n)

1. A peel, baker's instrument

Synonyms

• ovenpaal m, f

Derived terms

• (peel types) handpaal, koekepaal
• palen (verb)
• paaloren (verb)
• paaloore m

Etymology 3

From French pâle ‎(“pale”).

Adjective

paal ‎(comparative paler, superlative paalst)

1. pale
2. faded, discolored

Inflection