tribal
English
Etymology
From Latin tribālis. By surface analysis, tribe + -al, first attested in the 1630s.[1][2][3][4]
Adjective
Derived terms
- extratribal
- intertribal
- intratribal
- multitribal
- tribal chief
- tribalist
- tribalistic
- [[tribal tattoo tribalism#English|tribal tattoo tribalism]]
Translations
of or relating to tribes
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Noun
tribal (plural tribals)
- A design or image that has been influenced by indigenous peoples; especially such a tattoo.
- (India) A member of a tribe.
- 1983, Human Science: Journal of the Anthropological Survey of India, page 141:
- This right had been accepted by relative tribals but misobeyed and effaced by non-tribals and foreign peasants.
- 2018, Vaijayanta Anand, Geeta Balakrishnan, Purnima George, Community Practices in India: Lessons from the Grassroots, page 66:
- […] the legendary Adivasi leader Jaipal Singh Munda who came to represent the tribals not just of his native plateau, but also of all of India […]
Derived terms
References
- “tribal”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
- “tribal”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “tribal”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Catalan
Adjective
tribal m or f (masculine and feminine plural tribals)
Related terms
Further reading
- “tribal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “tribal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “tribal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “tribal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Cebuano
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʁi.bal/
Related terms
Further reading
- “tribal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɾiˈbal/ [t̪ɾiˈβ̞ɑɫ]
- Rhymes: -al
- Hyphenation: tri‧bal
Adjective
tribal m or f (plural tribais)
Related terms
Further reading
- “tribal”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾiˈbaw/ [tɾiˈbaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /tɾiˈbal/ [tɾiˈβaɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /tɾiˈba.li/ [tɾiˈβa.li]
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
- Hyphenation: tri‧bal
References
- “tribal” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /triˈbal/
Adjective
tribal m or n (feminine singular tribală, masculine plural tribali, feminine and neuter plural tribale)
Declension
Declension of tribal
Further reading
- tribal in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Spanish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɾiˈbal/ [t̪ɾiˈβ̞al]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: tri‧bal
Adjective
tribal m or f (masculine and feminine plural tribales)
Related terms
Further reading
- “tribal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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