Natal

Natal

See also: natal and nätäl'

English

Etymology

From Portuguese Natal (“Christmas”), because the region in South Africa was discovered by the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama on Christmas Day, 1497. Doublet of natal.

Proper noun

Natal

1. A former British colony and province of South Africa, itself beforehand the Natalia Republic. It is now called KwaZulu-Natal province.
2. A municipality, the state capital of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Translations

former British colony

Portuguese: Natal (pt) m

capital of Rio Grande do Norte

Russian: Ната́ль m (Natálʹ)

Further reading

• Natal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• alant

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Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Natal, from Old Portuguese natal, nadal, from Latin nātālis [diēs Dominī] (“birthday of the Lord”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.tal/
• Hyphenation: Na‧tal
• Rhymes: -atal, -tal, -al

Proper noun

Natal

1. (Christianity) Christmas: A festival/holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ and incorporating various Christian, pre-Christian, pagan and secular customs, which is celebrated on December 25 in most places.

Alternative forms

• natal

Synonyms

• Krismas (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “Natal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /naˈtaw/ [naˈtaʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɐˈtal/ [nɐˈtaɫ]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
• Homophone: natal
• Hyphenation: Na‧tal

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese natal, nadal, from Latin nātālis [diēs Dominī] (“birthday of the Lord”).

Proper noun

Natal m (plural Natais)

1. Christmas (festival observed on December 25 commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ)

Descendants

• → Gujarati: નાતાલ (nātāl)
• → Indonesian: Natal
• → Konkani: नाताळ (nātāḷ)
• → Malay: Hari Natal
• → Marathi: नाताळ (nātāḷ), नाथाळ (nāthāḷ)
• → Sinhalese: නත්තල (nattala)
• → Tetum: Natál

Etymology 2

From Natal (“Christmas”), because the region in South Africa was discovered by the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama on Christmas Day, 1497.

Proper noun

Natal m

1. Natal (a former colony of the United Kingdom, in southern Africa)
2. A municipality, the state capital of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Descendants

• → English: Natal