bagal
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse bagall, from Old Irish bachall (or perhaps from Old English), from Latin baculum (“staff”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpeːal/
Noun
bagal m (genitive singular bagals, plural baglar)
- crosier
Declension
| Declension of bagal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m21 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bagal | bagalin | baglar | baglarnir |
| accusative | bagal | bagalin | baglar | baglarnar |
| dative | bagli | baglinum | baglum | baglunum |
| genitive | bagals | bagalsins | bagla | baglanna |
Synonyms
- (crosier): biskupsstavur
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay baghal, bagal, from Classical Malay بغل (baghal), بغل (bagal), from Arabic بَغَل (baḡal).
Noun
bagal (first-person possessive bagalku, second-person possessive bagalmu, third-person possessive bagalnya)
- mule
Alternative forms
- baghal (Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore)
Further reading
- “bagal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Tagalog
Etymology
Possibly from Arabic بَغَل (baḡal). Cognate with Cebuano bagal and Kapampangan bagal.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ba‧gal
- IPA(key): /ˈbaɡal/, [ˈba.ɣɐl]
Noun
bagal
- slowness (to act or decide)
- slow motion; lack of speed
Derived terms
- bagalan
- bumagal
- kabagalan
- mabagal
- magpabagal
- pabagalin