skool
English
Noun
skool (countable and uncountable, plural skools)
- Misspelling of school.
Usage notes
- Sensational spelling, used in graffiti etc.
Derived terms
- old skool
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch school, from Middle Dutch schôle, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /skʊə̯l/
Audio (file)
Noun
skool (plural skole, diminutive skooltjie)
- school
Derived terms
- dorpskool
- hoërskool
- kleuterskool
- laerskool
Descendants
- → Northern Ndebele: isikolo
- → Nǀuu: skool
- → Sotho: sekolo
- → Southern Ndebele: isikolo
- → Shona: chikoro (through a Nguni intermediate)
- → Tsonga: xikolo
- → Venda: tshikolo
- → Xhosa: isikolo
- → Zulu: isikole
Finnish
Etymology
From Swedish skål.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈskoːl/, [ˈs̠ko̞ːl]
- Rhymes: -oːl
- Syllabification(key): skool
Interjection
skool!
- cheers (toast)
Synonyms
- kippis