tutɑl

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From the neuter form of to (“two”) +‎ tahl n (“speech”). Compare Old Norse tvídrœgr (“ambiguous”), tvíræðr (“ambiguous, doubtful”), Swedish tvetydig (“ambiguous”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [tʰʉ̀ːtʰɑːɽ] (example of pronunciation)

Noun

tutɑl n

  1. ambiguity, uncertainty
    he jer int tutɑl öm he
    It is certain.

References
  • Larsson, Evert, Söderström, Sven, “tutal s. tu:`tɑ:'l”, in Hössjömålet : ordbok över en sydvästerbottnisk dialekt [The Hössjö speech: dictionary of a southern Westrobothnian dialect] (in Swedish) →ISBN, page 202
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