ramal

English

Etymology

ramus +‎ -al

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɹeɪməl/

Adjective

ramal (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy, dated) Of or pertaining to a ramus, or branching
    • 1890, R.W. Shufeldt, “Osteophysiology of Arctic and Subarctic Water-Birds”, in Journal of Anatomy and Physiology, volume 24, page 98:
      Between the ramal walls above this the bone is longitudinally scooped out to the upper termination of the symphysis.

Anagrams

Catalan

Noun

ramal m (plural ramals)

  1. (rail transport) branch

Indonesian

Etymology

From Arabic رَمْل‎ (raml, “sand”).

Noun

ramal

  1. divination
  2. Specifically, the sand used in fortunetelling

Derived terms

Malay

Etymology 1

Verb

ramal

  1. to predict

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic رَمْل‎ (raml), from Proto-Semitic *raml-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ramal/
  • Rhymes: -amal, -mal, -al

Noun

ramal (Jawi spelling رامل‎, plural ramal-ramal)

  1. sand (finely ground rock)
Synonyms

Portuguese

Etymology

ramo +‎ -al

Noun

ramal m (plural ramais)

  1. (Brazil) Each telephone number of a private network.

Spanish

Etymology

ramo +‎ -al

Noun

ramal m (plural ramales)

  1. exit (of a highway or road)
  2. branch (of an organization)
  3. (rail transport) branch line
  4. halter (of horse)
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