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al.

blood red

2 characters1 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɑɫ/[ˈɑɫ̪]

  1. blood red

  2. dark red

    dated

  3. red (in general)

    broadly
Where this word comes from

From Ottoman Turkish آل (al), from Proto-Turkic *āl (“red, crimson”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰞 (āl) and akin to Proto-Tungusic *pula (“red”) and Proto-Mongolic *hulaxan (“red”)

noun/ɑɫ/[ˈɑɫ̪]

  1. blood red (specifically the red on the flag of Turkey)

  2. dark red

    dated

  3. red (in general)

    broadly
Where this word comes from

From Ottoman Turkish آل (al), from Proto-Turkic *āl (“red, crimson”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰞 (āl) and akin to Proto-Tungusic *pula (“red”) and Proto-Mongolic *hulaxan (“red”)

noun/ɑɫ/[ˈɑɫ̪]

  1. trick, trap

    dated
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Turkic *āl (“trick, deceit; to deceive”).

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