koal

koal

West Frisian

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Latin caulis. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koə̯l/

Noun

koal c (plural koalen or koallen, diminutive koaltsje)

  1. cabbage

Further reading

  • “koal (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Etymology 2

From Old Frisian kole, from Proto-West Germanic *kol, from Proto-Germanic *kulą (“coal”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵwelH- (“to burn, shine”).

Noun

koal

  1. coal
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