krul
See also: Krul
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch crulle, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kruzlǭ (“that which is curled”), from Pre-Germanic *grus-, contracted from Proto-Indo-European *gurus- (“twist, curl”), same source as Persian گرس (gors, “braid of hair”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /krʏl/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: krul
- Rhymes: -ʏl
Noun
krul f or m (plural krullen, diminutive krulletje n)
- A curl (in hair or writing).
- A curly loop as a symbol, used by teachers to mark answers as correct.
- (music, lutherie) A scroll (e.g. of a violin).
Derived terms
- krullen
- krullerig
- krullig
- plaskrul
Descendants
- Afrikaans: krul
- → Caribbean Hindustani: kroru
- → Indonesian: kerul
- → Papiamentu: klerchi, krelchi (from the diminutive), krùl
References
- * Asiatic Society of Japan (1928): Transactions, p. 46
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /krul/
- Rhymes: -ul
- Syllabification: krul
- Homophones: król, Król, Krul
Noun
krul m pers
- Alternative letter-case form of Krul
Further reading
- krul in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- krul in Polish dictionaries at PWN