taal

From Dutch taal, from Middle Dutch tale, from Old Dutch *tala, from Proto-Germanic *talō.

• IPA^(key): /tɑːl/

taal (plural tale)

1. language

From Taal.

• Hyphenation: ta‧al

taal

1. the Lake Taal snake (Hydrophis semperi)

From Middle Dutch tāle, from Old Dutch *tala, from Proto-Germanic *talō. Cognate with German Zahl (“number”), Low German Taal (“language”), English tale.

• Rhymes: -aːl
• IPA^(key): /taːl/

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taal f (plural talen, diminutive taaltje n)

1. (countable) language (form of communication consisting of vocabulary and grammar)
2. (uncountable) language (capability to communicate with words)
3. (uncountable) language (means or manner of expression)
4. (uncountable, countable) language (specific lect or jargon)
5. (uncountable) language (particular words of a text or speech act)

• Afrikaans: taal

• laat

taal (genitive taala, partitive taala)

1. (colloquial) dollar

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

taal (verbal noun taaley, past participle taalit)

1. draw
2. flow
3. secrete, lactate

taal c (plural talen, diminutive taaltsje)

1. (countable) language (form of communication consisting of vocabulary and grammar)
2. (uncountable) language (means or manner of expression)
3. (uncountable, countable) language (specific lect or jargon)
4. (uncountable) language (capability to communicate with words)