tutɑl
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From the neuter form of to (“two”) + tahl n (“speech”). Compare Old Norse tvídrœgr (“ambiguous”), tvíræðr (“ambiguous, doubtful”), Swedish tvetydig (“ambiguous”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tʰʉ̀ːtʰɑːɽ] (example of pronunciation)
Noun
tutɑl n
- ambiguity, uncertainty
- he jer int tutɑl öm he
- It is certain.
- he jer int tutɑl öm he
References
- Larsson, Evert, Söderström, Sven, “tutal s. tu:`tɑ:'l”, in Hössjömålet : ordbok över en sydvästerbottnisk dialekt [The Hössjö speech: dictionary of a southern Westrobothnian dialect] (in Swedish) →ISBN, page 202