bagal

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse bagall, from Old Irish bachall (or perhaps from Old English), from Latin baculum (staff).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpeːal/

Noun

bagal m (genitive singular bagals, plural baglar)

  1. crosier

Declension

Declension of bagal
m21 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bagal bagalin baglar baglarnir
accusative bagal bagalin baglar baglarnar
dative bagli baglinum baglum baglunum
genitive bagals bagalsins bagla baglanna

Synonyms

  • (crosier): biskupsstavur

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay baghal, bagal, from Classical Malay بغل (baghal), بغل (bagal), from Arabic بَغَل (baḡal).

Noun

bagal (first-person possessive bagalku, second-person possessive bagalmu, third-person possessive bagalnya)

  1. mule

Alternative forms

  • baghal (Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore)

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bagal (overgrown, clumsy, sluggish). Cognate with Cebuano bagal, Kapampangan bagal, Maranao bagal, and Malay bagal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbaɡal/, [ˈba.ɣɐl]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧gal

Noun

bagal (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜄᜎ᜔)

  1. slowness (to act or decide)
  2. slow motion; lack of speed

Derived terms

Further reading

  • bagal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*bagal”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
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