Natal
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Portuguese Natal (“Christmas”), because the region in South Africa was discovered by the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama on Christmas Day, 1497. Doublet of natal.
Proper noun
[edit]Natal
- A former British colony and province of South Africa, itself beforehand the Natalia Republic. It is now called KwaZulu-Natal province.
- A municipality, the state capital of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Derived terms
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Anagrams
[edit]Indonesian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Malay Natal, from Portuguese Natal, from Old Galician-Portuguese Natal, from Latin nātālis [diēs Dominī] (“birthday of the Lord”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈnatal/ [ˈna.t̪al]
- Rhymes: -atal
- Syllabification: Na‧tal
Proper noun
[edit]Natal
- (Christianity) Christmas (festival observed on December 25 commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ)
Further reading
[edit]- “Natal” 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.
Malay
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Portuguese Natal (via any dialects in contact with the Portuguese like Ambonese, Ternate etc) or creoles like Kristang, from Old Galician-Portuguese Natal, from Latin nātālis [diēs Dominī] (“birthday of the Lord”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Natal (Jawi spelling ناتل)
- (Malacca, Christianity) Christmas; a festival/holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ and incorporating various Christian, pre-Christian, pagan and secular customs, which is celebrated on December 25 in most places.
Synonyms
[edit]- Krismas (rest of Malaysia, Singapore)
Descendants
[edit]- Indonesian: Natal
References
[edit]- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “natal”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 167
Further reading
[edit]- “Natal” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Old Galician-Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Latin nātālis [diēs Dominī] (“birthday of the Lord”).
Noun
[edit]Natal m
Related terms
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[edit]Portuguese
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Etymology 1
[edit]Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Natal, from Latin nātālis [diēs Dominī] (“birthday of the Lord”). Doublet of natal.
Proper noun
[edit]Natal m (plural Natais)
- Christmas (festival observed on December 25 commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ)
Descendants
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From Natal (“Christmas”), because the region in South Africa was discovered by the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama on Christmas Day, 1497.
Proper noun
[edit]Natal m
- Natal (a former colony of the United Kingdom, in southern Africa)
- A municipality, the state capital of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Descendants
[edit]- → English: Natal
Categories:
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵenh₁-
- English terms borrowed from Portuguese
- English terms derived from Portuguese
- English doublets
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Municipalities of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
- en:Cities in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
- en:Cities in Brazil
- en:State capitals of Brazil
- en:Places in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
- en:Places in Brazil
- en:Historical dependent territories
- Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Indonesian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵenh₁-
- Indonesian terms derived from Malay
- Indonesian terms borrowed from Portuguese
- Indonesian terms derived from Portuguese
- Indonesian terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese
- Indonesian terms derived from Latin
- Indonesian 2-syllable words
- Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Indonesian/atal
- Rhymes:Indonesian/atal/2 syllables
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian proper nouns
- id:Christianity
- id:Christmas
- Malay terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Malay terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵenh₁-
- Malay terms borrowed from Portuguese
- Malay terms derived from Portuguese
- Malay terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese
- Malay terms derived from Latin
- Malay terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Malay/tal
- Rhymes:Malay/al
- Rhymes:Malay/al/2 syllables
- Malay lemmas
- Malay proper nouns
- ms:Christianity
- ms:Christmas
- Old Galician-Portuguese terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵenh₁-
- Old Galician-Portuguese terms derived from Proto-Italic
- Old Galician-Portuguese terms derived from Latin
- Old Galician-Portuguese terms inherited from Latin
- Old Galician-Portuguese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old Galician-Portuguese lemmas
- Old Galician-Portuguese proper nouns
- Old Galician-Portuguese masculine nouns
- roa-opt:Holidays
- Portuguese 2-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Portuguese 3-syllable words
- Rhymes:Portuguese/al
- Rhymes:Portuguese/al/2 syllables
- Rhymes:Portuguese/aw
- Rhymes:Portuguese/aw/2 syllables
- Portuguese terms with homophones
- Portuguese terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵenh₁-
- Portuguese terms derived from Proto-Italic
- Portuguese terms derived from Latin
- Portuguese terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese
- Portuguese terms inherited from Latin
- Portuguese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Portuguese terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese
- Portuguese doublets
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese proper nouns
- Portuguese masculine nouns
- pt:Historical dependent territories
- pt:Places in the United Kingdom
- pt:Municipalities of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
- pt:Cities in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
- pt:Cities in Brazil
- pt:State capitals of Brazil
- pt:Places in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
- pt:Places in Brazil
- pt:Christmas