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ramal
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English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
ramal (not comparable)
- (botany) Relating to a branch.
- (anatomy, dated) Of or pertaining to a ramus, or branching
- 1890, R.W. Shufeldt, “Osteophysiology of Arctic and Subarctic Water-Birds”, in Journal of Anatomy and Physiology, volume 24, page 98:
- Between the ramal walls above this the bone is longitudinally scooped out to the upper termination of the symphysis.
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Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
ramal m (plural ramals)
Further reading
- “ramal”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “ramal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- “ramal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “ramal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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Indonesian
Etymology 1
From Malay ramal, from Classical Malay ramal, from Arabic رَمْل (raml, “sand”).
Pronunciation
Noun
- (obsolete) sand
- (obsolete) the sand used in fortunetelling
Synonyms
- (sand): pasir
Verb
ramal
- (colloquial) to divine
Derived terms
- meramal
- meramalkan
- peramalan
- ramalan
- tukang ramal
Etymology 2
From Malay ramal, from Classical Malay ramal (“handkerchief”).
Pronunciation
Noun
- (obsolete) handkerchief
- Synonym: saputangan
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Malay
Etymology 1
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Verb
ramal
- to predict
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic رَمْل (raml).
Pronunciation
Noun
ramal (Jawi spelling رامل, plural ramal-ramal)
- sand (finely ground rock)
Synonyms
Descendants
- Indonesian: ramal
Maltese
Pronunciation
Noun
ramal m (plural irmla or rmiel)
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
ramal m (plural ramais)
- branch (part that divides like the branch of a tree)
- (rail transport) branch line
- (Brazil) each telephone number of a private network
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Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
ramal m (plural ramales)
- exit (of a highway or road)
- branch (of an organization)
- (rail transport) branch line
- halter (of horse)
Related terms
Further reading
- “ramal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
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