krul
Dutch (Brabantic)
/krʏl/
noun
Definitions
- A curl (in hair or writing).
- A curly loop as a symbol, used by teachers to mark answers as correct.
- (music) A scroll e.g. of a violin.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch crulle inherited from Proto-Germanic *kruzlǭ (bent crooked object, that which is curled, curl) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *gurus- (curl, twist).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*gurus-
Gloss
curl, twist
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- becurl English
- curl English
- curl bar English
- curlable English
- curler English
- curlest English
- curleth English
- curlless English
- curlpaper English
- curlsome English
- curly English
- lipcurl English
- outcurl English
- uncurl English
- upcurl English
- krullen Dutch, Flemish
- krullerig Dutch, Flemish
- krullig Dutch, Flemish
- krulsla Dutch, Flemish
- pijp Dutch, Flemish
- pijpenkrul Dutch, Flemish
- sla Dutch, Flemish
- *gurus- Proto-Indo-European
- *krusl- Proto-Germanic
- *kruzlǭ Proto-Germanic
- curlstång Swedish
- crulle Middle English
- گرس Persian
- kerul Indonesian
- crul Middle Dutch
- crulle Middle Dutch
- crullen Middle Dutch
- krullen Middle Low German
- *wálśah Proto-Iranian
- królle Limburgan, Limburger, Limburgish