arnal

See also: árnál

Galician

Alternative forms

• arnao, arnau

Etymology

Arna (“bark”) +‎ -al. The alternative form arnau is probably due to the velar pronunciation of postnuclear l, frequent among elders.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾˈnal/, /aɾˈnaʊ̯/

Adjective

arnal m or f (plural arnais)

1. harsh; wild; fierce

   Antonym: molar

Usage notes

The adjectives arnal (“harsh”) and molar (“soft”) are sometimes used to name and qualify different varieties of the same species or species of the same kind of animals or plants.

Derived terms

• lagarto arnal
• toxo arnal

References

• “arnal” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “arnal” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “arnal” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch haarnaald (“hairpin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈarnal]
• Hyphenation: ar‧nal

Noun

arnal (first-person possessive arnalku, second-person possessive arnalmu, third-person possessive arnalnya)

1. (colloquial) hairpin.

Alternative forms

• harnal

Further reading

• “arnal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.