aal

aal (plural aals)

1. The Indian mulberry or noni (Morinda citrifolia, Morinda tinctoria), a shrub found in Southeast Asia, the East Indies and the Pacific islands as far as French Polynesia.
2. A reddish dyestuff obtained from the roots of the East Indian shrubs Morinda citrifolia and Morinda tinctoria.

• (Morinda citrifolia or Morinda tinctoria): Indian mulberry, noni

• ALA, Ala., a la, ala, à la

• IPA^(key): /aːl/

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• Hyphenation: aal
• Rhymes: -aːl

From Middle Dutch âel, from Old Dutch *āl, from Proto-Germanic *ēlaz.

aal m (plural alen, diminutive aaltje n)

1. eel (fish), (Anguilla anguilla)
2. elver (young eel)
3. (rare) padre

Aal is the original word for eel used in the present-day Netherlands, while the word paling came from Belgium. Paling is also in use in the Netherlands, but certain fishing villages in the Netherlands such as Volendam will always use aal when referring to eel. In some regions aal always denotes a juvenile whereas paling is exclusively used for adult specimen.

• ael (obsolete)

• paling

• aalfuik
• aalkorf
• aalscholver
• beefaal
• kataal
• sidderaal

From Middle Dutch āle, from Old Dutch *alo, from Proto-Germanic *alu, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut-. Doublet of ale.

aal n (plural alen, diminutive aaltje n)

1. ale

From Middle Dutch adel, 'mud'.

aal f (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of aalt.

• aalpomp
• aalput

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• Rhymes: -aːl

aal

1. Imperative singular of aalen.
2. (colloquial) First-person singular present of aalen.

aal

1. mouth

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aal

1. Alternative form of a'

aal (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of a'

aal (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of a'

aal (plural aala)

1. his/her spouse

• IPA^(key): /ʔaːl/

aal

1. bad mood

aal

1. Alternative spelling of abal