gul

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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Classical Persian گُل (gul, flower).

Noun

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gul (plural guls)

  1. Any medallionlike design on a Central or West Asian rug.

Anagrams

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *gula, from Proto-Indo-European *gelH-; cognate with English callow, Serbo-Croatian gol, Latvian gāle (sheet of ice, black ice).[1] Possibly related to ngul.

Adjective

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gul (feminine gule)

  1. (Arbëresh) hornless

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gul”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 126

Aleut

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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gul

  1. (Western) to go through

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Bouyei

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *kuːᴬ (I; me), *kawᴬ (I; me). Cognate with Thai กู (guu), Zhuang gou.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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gul

  1. I; me

Bura

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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gul

  1. small hole

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Cornish

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Etymology

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Contraction of gwul, cognate with Welsh gwneud, Breton ober (conjugation in gr-).

Verb

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gul (irregular)

  1. do, make

Conjugation

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Indicative Subjunctive Imperative
Pres-fut Imperfect Preterite Conditional Pres-fut Imperfect
1s gwrav vy gwren vy gwrug(av) vy gwrussen vy gwrylliv vy gwrellen vy -
2s gwredh jy, gwre'ta gwres jy gwrugys jy, gwruss'ta gwrusses jy gwrylli jy gwrelles jy gwra
3s gwra ev gwre ev gwrug ev gwrussa ev gwrello ev gwrella ev gwres
1p gwren ni gwren ni gwrussyn ni gwrussen ni gwryllyn ni gwrellen ni gwren
2p gwrewgh hwi gwrewgh hwi gwrussowgh hwi gwrussewgh hwi gwryllowgh hwi gwrellewgh hwi gwrewgh
3p gwrons i gwrens i gwrussons i gwrussens i gwrellons i gwrellens i gwrens
0 gwrer gwres gwrug gwrussys gwreller gwrellys -
Present participle: ow kul
Verbal adjective: gwrys

Mutation

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse gulr, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (to shine).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡuːˀl/, [ɡ̊uˀl], [kuˀl]

Adjective

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gul

  1. yellow

Inflection

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Inflection of gul
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular gul 2
Indefinite neuter singular gult 2
Plural gule 2
Definite attributive1 gule
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

See also

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Colors in Danish · farver (layout · text)
     hvid      grå      sort
             rød; højrød              orange; brun              gul; flødefarvet
             lime              grøn             
             cyan; turkis              azurblå              blå
             violet; indigo              magenta; lilla              lyserød

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɣʏl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: gul
  • Rhymes: -ʏl

Etymology 1

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Uncertain. Probably cognate with West Frisian gol (kind of heart), Middle English gulle (friendly). A relation to gutsen has been suggested.[1]

Adjective

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gul (comparative guller, superlative gulst)

  1. generous, unselfish
  2. unsparing, plentiful
  3. hearty, cordial
    Hij lachte gul.
    He laughed heartily.
Declension
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Declension of gul
uninflected gul
inflected gulle
comparative guller
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial gul guller het gulst
het gulste
indefinite m./f. sing. gulle gullere gulste
n. sing. gul guller gulste
plural gulle gullere gulste
definite gulle gullere gulste
partitive guls gullers
Synonyms
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From Middle Dutch *gul(le) (attested only in the diminutive gullekijn). Uncertain, but plausibly related to geel (yellow).

Noun

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gul m or f (plural gullen, diminutive gulletje n)

  1. young cod

References

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  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “gul”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Faroese

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Adjective

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gul

  1. inflection of gulur:
    1. feminine nominative singular
    2. neuter nominative/accusative plural

Indonesian

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gul

Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian گُل (gul, flower, rose).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɡʊl]
  • Hyphenation: gul

Noun

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gul (first-person possessive gulku, second-person possessive gulmu, third-person possessive gulnya)

  1. (Classical) rose (flower).
    Synonym: mawar

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Khalaj

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Perso-Arabic گُل

Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian گل (gul).

Pronunciation

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  • (Xarrâbî) IPA(key): [ɡʊl], [ɡo̝l]

Noun

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gul (definite accusative gulı, plural gullar)

  1. flower

Declension

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References

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  • Doerfer, Gerhard (1980) Wörterbuch des Chaladsch (Dialekt von Charrab) (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó

Mangas

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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gul

  1. bone

References

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  • Blench, Robert; Bulkaam, Michael (2021) An Introduction to Mantsi, a South Bauchi language of Central Nigeria. University of Cambridge.

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Norse gulr, from Proto-Germanic *gulaz.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡul(ə)/, /ˈɡoːl(ə)/

Adjective

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gul

  1. (Late Middle English) yellow, pale

Descendants

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  • Scots: golgrav
  • Yola: ghou

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Colors in Middle English · coloures, hewes (layout · text)
     whit      grey, hor      blak
             red; cremesyn, gernet              citrine, aumbre; broun, tawne              yelow, dorry, gul; canevas
             grasgrene              grene             
             plunket; ewage              asure, livid              blewe, blo, pers
             violet; inde              rose, murrey; purpel, purpur              claret

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North Frisian

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Chemical element
Au Next: kwaksalwer (Hg)

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Frisian gold, from Proto-Germanic *gulþą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥tóm (gold), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (yellow).

Noun

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gul n

  1. (Föhr-Amrum) gold

Northern Kurdish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian گُل (gul).

Noun

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gul f

  1. flower

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse gulr.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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gul (masculine and feminine gul, neuter gult, definite singular and plural gule, comparative gulere, indefinite superlative gulest, definite superlative guleste)

  1. yellow

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse gulr, from Proto-Germanic *gulaz. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (green, yellow).

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Adjective

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gul (neuter gult, definite singular and plural gule, comparative gulare, indefinite superlative gulast, definite superlative gulaste)

  1. yellow

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Colors in Norwegian Nynorsk · fargar (layout · text)
     kvit      grå      svart
             raud              oransje; brun              gul
                          grøn             
             (turkis)                           blå
                          rosa; lilla              rosa

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Polish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

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gul

  1. gobble (the sound a turkey makes)
  2. gurgle (the sound of bubbling

Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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gul m animal

  1. (Islam) Alternative spelling of ghul
Declension
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Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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gul f

  1. genitive plural of gula

Further reading

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  • gul in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • gul in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Scottish Gaelic

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Noun

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gul m (genitive singular guil)

  1. verbal noun of guil

Southwestern Dinka

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Noun

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gul

  1. jaw

References

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  • Dinka-English Dictionary[1], 2005

Sumerian

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Romanization

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gul

  1. Romanization of 𒄢 (gul)

Swedish

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Rapeseed flowers

Etymology

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From Old Norse gulr, from Proto-Germanic *gulaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (to shine).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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gul (comparative gulare, superlative gulast)

  1. yellow

Declension

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Inflection of gul
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular gul gulare gulast
Neuter singular gult gulare gulast
Plural gula gulare gulast
Masculine plural3 gule gulare gulast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 gule gulare gulaste
All gula gulare gulaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Noun

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gul

  1. yellow
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Turkmen

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kul (slave, servant). Cognate to Turkish kul (slave, servant)

Noun

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gul (definite accusative guly, plural gullar)

  1. slave
  2. servant

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • gul” in Enedilim.com
  • gul” in Webonary.org

Uzbek

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Etymology

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Inherited from Chagatai [Term?], from Classical Persian گُل (gul). Compare Uyghur گۈل (gül) / гүл (gül), Turkish gül, etc.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡʊl/, [ɡ˖ʏl]
  • Hyphenation: gul

Noun

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gul (plural gullar)

  1. flower

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Volapük

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Etymology

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From Latin angulus (angle, corner).

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Noun

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gul (nominative plural guls)

  1. angle
  2. corner

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Welsh

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Adjective

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gul

  1. Soft mutation of cul (narrow).

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cul gul nghul chul
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Zazaki

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Etymology

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Compare Persian گل (gol).

Noun

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gul

  1. rose

Zou

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Gul.

Etymology

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From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ruul, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-ruːl. Cognates include Khimi Chin mägui and Tibetan སྦྲུལ (sbrul).

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Noun

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gul

  1. snake, serpent

References

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  • Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 40