chal

See also: chał, ch'al, and chʼał

English

Etymology

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Angloromani Romani

Romani ćalado

Angloromani chal

Angloromani Romanichalbor.

English Romanichalclip.

English chal

Clipping of Romanichal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃæl/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -æl

Noun

chal (plural chals)

1. A male gypsy.

   Coordinate term: chai

See also

• chal-chal

Anagrams

• Lach

Angloromani

Etymology

From Romani ćalado (“family”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtʃæɫ]

Noun

chal

1. man, chap
2. person

Derived terms

• Romanichal

Descendants

• English: chal
• Swahili: chali

Antillean Creole

Etymology

Clipping of chaltouné, possibly related to French chalumeau. The second element is from French tourner.

Noun

chal

1. kerosene bottle torch

References

• Frank, David B., editor (2020), “chal”, in Kwéyòl Dictionary‎^[1], Dallas: SIL International
• Tourneux, Henry; Barbotin, Maurice (1990), Dictionnaire pratique du créole de Guadeloupe [Practical Dictionary of Guadeloupean Creole], Paris: Karthala and A.C.C.T., →ISBN, page 75
• Barbotin, Maurice (1995), Dictionnaire du créole de Marie-Galante [Dictionary of Marie-Galante Creole], Hamburg: Helmut Buske Verlag, →ISBN, page 57

Cornish

Etymology

Borrowed from English jowl.

Noun

chal m (dual dewjal, plural chalys)

1. jaw, jowl

Mutation

Mutation of chal

radical	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
chal	jal	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• “chal” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.

Spanish

Etymology

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Indo-Aryanbor.

Classical Persian شال (šāl)bor.

Hindi शाल (śāl)bor.

French châlebor.

Spanish chal

Borrowed from French châle, borrowed from Hindi शाल (śāl), borrowed from Classical Persian شال (šāl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃal/ [ˈt͡ʃal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: chal

Noun

chal m (plural chales)

1. shawl (square or rectangular piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders)

Derived terms

• chalina
• chalón

Further reading

• “chal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026

Walloon

Alternative forms

• cial

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃal/

• Audio:

  (file)

Adverb

chal

1. here

Synonyms

• droci, vaici, ciddé

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /χal/

Noun

chal

1. aspirate mutation of cal

Mutation

Mutated forms of cal

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cal	gal	nghal	chal

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.