arnal
See also: árnál
Galician
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editArna (“bark”) + -al. The alternative form arnau is probably due to the velar pronunciation of postnuclear l, frequent among elders.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editarnal m or f (plural arnais)
Usage notes
editThe adjectives arnal (“harsh”) and molar (“soft”) are sometimes used to name and qualify different varieties of the same species or species of the same kind of animals or plants.
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “arnal”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “arnal”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “arnal”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Indonesian
editEtymology
editFrom Dutch haarnaald (“hairpin”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editarnal (first-person possessive arnalku, second-person possessive arnalmu, third-person possessive arnalnya)
Alternative forms
editFurther reading
edit- “arnal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.