orignal
English
Etymology
French orignal
Noun
orignal (plural orignals)
- (obsolete) A moose.
- 1760, The critical review, or annals of literature (volume 9, page 299)
- Among these the orignal deserves mention. This is an animal of the size of a mule, with thick hair, of a dark brown colour in summer, and almost entirely white in winter, by many supposed to be a species of elk.
- 1760, The critical review, or annals of literature (volume 9, page 299)
French
Etymology
From the Basque word oreinak, plural of orein (“deer”). First used in the texts of Samuel de Champlain as orignac.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ.ʁi.ɲal/
Audio (Paris) (file)
Noun
orignal m (plural orignaux)
- (Canada) moose
Further reading
- “orignal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.