ramal

English

Etymology

ramus + -al

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɹeɪməl/

Adjective

ramal (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy, dated) Of or pertaining to a ramus, or branching
    • 1890, R.W. Shufeldt, “Osteophysiology of Arctic and Subarctic Water-Birds”, in Journal of Anatomy and Physiology, volume 24, page 98:
      Between the ramal walls above this the bone is longitudinally scooped out to the upper termination of the symphysis.

Anagrams

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Pronunciation

Noun

ramal m (plural ramals)

  1. (rail transport) branch

Further reading

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Malay ramal, from Classical Malay ramal, from Arabic رَمْل (raml, sand).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ramal/
  • Rhymes: -amal, -mal, -al

Noun

ramal (first-person possessive ramalku, second-person possessive ramalmu, third-person possessive ramalnya)

  1. (obsolete) sand
  2. (obsolete) the sand used in fortunetelling
Synonyms

Verb

ramal

  1. (colloquial) to divine

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Malay ramal, from Classical Malay ramal (handkerchief).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ramal/
  • Rhymes: -amal, -mal, -al

Noun

ramal (first-person possessive ramalku, second-person possessive ramalmu, third-person possessive ramalnya)

  1. (obsolete) handkerchief
Synonyms

Malay

Verb

ramal

  1. to predict
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic رَمْل (raml).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ramal/
  • Rhymes: -amal, -mal, -al

Noun

ramal (Jawi spelling رامل, plural ramal-ramal, informal 1st possessive ramalku, 2nd possessive ramalmu, 3rd possessive ramalnya)

  1. sand (finely ground rock)
Synonyms
Descendants
  • Indonesian: ramal

Maltese

Root
r-m-l
12 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈra.mal/

Noun

ramal m (plural irmla or rmiel)

  1. Alternative form of ramel: sand

Portuguese

Etymology

From ramo + -al.

Pronunciation

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɐˈmal/ [ʁɐˈmaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɐˈma.li/

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: ra‧mal

Noun

ramal m (plural ramais)

  1. branch (part that divides like the branch of a tree)
    1. (rail transport) branch line
    2. (Brazil) each telephone number of a private network

Spanish

Etymology

From ramo + -al.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /raˈmal/ [raˈmal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: ra‧mal

Noun

ramal m (plural ramales)

  1. exit (of a highway or road)
  2. branch (of an organization)
  3. (rail transport) branch line
  4. halter (of horse)

Further reading

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