English

Noun

tel ‎(plural tels)

1. Abbreviation of telephone number.
2. Abbreviation of telegraph.
3. Abbreviation of telegram.

Translations

Etymology 2

From Hebrew תֵּל ‎(tél, “hill”) or Arabic تَلّ ‎(tall).

Noun

tel ‎(plural tels)

1. A hill or mound. Used especially for land features in the Middle East and North Africa

Anagrams

• ELT, ETL, let

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowing from Ottoman Turkish تل ‎(tel), from Armenian թել ‎(tʿel, “thread”).

Noun

tel

1. thread
2. (music) chord, string

Derived terms

• tejzë

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “թել”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935

Azeri

Etymology

From Armenian թել ‎(tʿel, “thread”).

Noun

tel

1. string
2. wire
3. telegram

   tel vurmaq‎ ― to telegraph, send a telegram

4. fringe; bang; forelock

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “tel”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “թել”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teːl/

Particle

tel

1. but

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Armenian թել ‎(tʿel, “thread”).

Noun

tel

1. wire

   baqır tel‎ ― copper wire

2. (music) chord, string

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “tel”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “թել”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛl

Noun

tel m ‎(plural tellen, diminutive telletje n)

1. count

   De gebedssnoeren worden gebruikt om de tel niet kwijt te raken bij het reciteren of chanten.— Prayer beads are used in order to not lose count while reciting or chanting.

2. (time) second
3. a short moment

Verb

tel

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

Anagrams

• Let, let

French

Etymology

From Latin tālis. Compare Spanish tal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛl/

Adjective

tel m ‎(feminine singular telle, masculine plural tels, feminine plural telles)

1. such

Pronoun

tel

1. one (impersonal pronoun)

Derived terms

• tellement

Lojban

Rafsi

tel

1. rafsi of stela.

Old French

Adjective

tel m ‎(oblique and nominative feminine singular tele)

1. such a
   • circa 1050, Turoldus, La Chanson de Roland (Oxford manuscript)

     Unques nuls hom tel chevaler ne vit

     Never has a man seen such a knight

Declension

Rohingya

Etymology

From Bengali [Term?].

Noun

tel

1. oil

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowing from Ottoman Turkish تل ‎(tel), from Armenian թել ‎(tʿel, “thread”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /têl/

Noun

tȅl m ‎(Cyrillic spelling те̏л)

1. (obsolete) thin wire

   Ne biju se tako pobinjice, već se biju od tela kandžijom

2. silver or golden thread or string for sewing or embroidering
   • 1906, Stevan Sremac, Zona Zamfirova:

     Pustila dugu kosu niz pleća i preko grudi, a niz dugu kosu pušta se tel, blešti i treperi tel među crnom bujnom kosom, pa mu izgleda Zona sjajna i svečana kao zavetna ikona.

Declension

References

• 1957, Škaljić Abdulah, Turcizmi u narodnom govoru, Sarajevo
• 1976, Речник српскохрватскога књижевног језика, VI. књига, Ц-Ш (стотина), друго фототипско издање, Матица српска, Нови Сад, стр. 171

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛl/

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish تل ‎(tel, “thread”), from Armenian թել ‎(tʿel, “thread”), from Old Armenian թել ‎(tʿel, “thread”), of unknown origin.

Noun

tel ‎(definite accusative teli, plural teller)

1. wire
2. thread
3. string, chord

   tambur teli‎ ― string of a tambur

4. telegram

   tel çekmek‎ ― send a telegram

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of telefon.

Noun

tel

1. Abbreviation of telefon.

Declension

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “tel”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “թել”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935

Volapük

Numeral

tel

1. (cardinal) two

Derived terms

• telüm

West Frisian

Adverb

tel

1. soon