Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dal

/dɑːl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.25 in modern English

Syllables: dal
IPA: /dɑːl/

4

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of many dried husked pulses (legume), including peas, beans and lentils.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A dish made from lentils, cooked with spices, tomatoes and onions etc.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A tropical herb with yellow flowers; the pigeon pea.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Informal

name

A river in central Sweden, the second longest in the country.

noun

Initialism of data access layer, a software architecture layer.

noun

Initialism of database abstraction layer, a software architecture layer.

name

Abbreviation of Dallas.

Example Sentences

"A stout Burmese woman, wife of a constable, was kneeling outside the cage ladling rice and watery dahl into tin pannikins."
"The recreation program at Dal is very well rounded."
"AmEx has co-branded cards with Delta (DAL) and Hilton (HLT), and Squeri said spending volume for both increased by double digit percentages in the quarter."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi दाल (dāl) or Bengali ডাল (ḍal).

Origin

Source language: Swedish

Word Breakdown

Root: ডাল, Dalälven, dálr

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /dɑːl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

dals (plural) dahl (alternative) dhal (alternative) daal (alternative) dholl (alternative) doll (alternative)

Phrases

chana dal dal bhat dal tarka masoor dal urad dal dal segno

Frequently Paired Words

dal segno

Synonyms

legume pulse DBAL dekaliter dekalitre decaliter decalitre dkl

Rhymes With

al shall canal cal pal gal val hal morale mal rationale sal

Questions

How do you pronounce dal?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɑːl/.
What does dal mean?: Any of many dried husked pulses (legume), including peas, beans and lentils.
Where does dal come from?: It is traced to Swedish.

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