mayal

Dharug

Etymology

From may (“eye”), pertaining to sight.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /majal/, /mijal/

Noun

mayal

  1. stranger, foreigner

Descendants

  • → English: myall

References

  • Troy, Jakelin (2019) [1994], The Sydney Language‎[1], 2nd edition, Canberra, ACT: Aboriginal Studies Press, →ISBN, page 30

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /maˈʝal/ [maˈʝal] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /maˈʃal/ [maˈʃal] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /maˈʒal/ [maˈʒal] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: ma‧yal

Noun

mayal m (plural mayales)

  1. flail

Further reading

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