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ramal

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English

Etymology

From ramus + -al.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ramal (not comparable)

  1. (botany) Relating to a branch.
  2. (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

From ram + -al.

Pronunciation

Noun

ramal m (plural ramals)

  1. halter
  2. branch
  3. (rail transport) branch line

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Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Malay ramal, from Classical Malay ramal, from Arabic رَمْل (raml, sand).

Pronunciation

Noun

ramal (plural ramal-ramal)

  1. (obsolete) sand
  2. (obsolete) the sand used in fortunetelling
Synonyms

Verb

ramal

  1. (colloquial) to divine

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Malay ramal, from Classical Malay ramal (handkerchief).

Pronunciation

Noun

ramal (plural ramal-ramal)

  1. (obsolete) handkerchief
    Synonym: saputangan
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Malay

Etymology 1

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Verb

ramal

  1. to predict
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic رَمْل (raml).

Pronunciation

Noun

ramal (Jawi spelling رامل, plural ramal-ramal)

  1. sand (finely ground rock)
Synonyms
Descendants
  • Indonesian: ramal

Maltese

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Pronunciation

Noun

ramal m (plural irmla or rmiel)

  1. alternative form of ramel: sand

Portuguese

Etymology

From ramo + -al.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: ra‧mal

Noun

ramal m (plural ramais)

  1. branch (part that divides like the branch of a tree)
    1. (rail transport) branch line
    2. (Brazil) each telephone number of a private network
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Spanish

Etymology

From ramo + -al.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /raˈmal/ [raˈmal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: ra‧mal

Noun

ramal m (plural ramales)

  1. exit (of a highway or road)
  2. branch (of an organization)
  3. (rail transport) branch line
  4. halter (of horse)

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