awl

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English aul, alle, al, from Old English æl, from Proto-West Germanic *al, from Proto-Germanic *alaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ólos. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Äil (“awl”), Dutch aal (“awl”), German Low German Ahl (“awl”), German Ahle (“awl”), Icelandic alur (“awl”). Spelling was influenced by the Old English synonym awel, awul (“awl”), from Proto-West Germanic *ahwal, from Proto-Germanic *ahwalaz (“fork, hook”), of unknown origin. Doublet of elsen. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɔːl/ (Standard Southern British, General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /oːl/ (US) (without the cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ɔl/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ɑl/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ɔl/ Rhymes: -ɔːl Homophone: all === Noun === awl (plural awls) A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc. (entomology) Any of various hesperiid butterflies. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === awl on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Law, WAL, WLA, Wal., law, lwa == Zou == === Etymology === From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ʔol (“easy”). Cognate with Mizo áwl. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ʔɔ́l] Hyphenation: awl === Verb === áwl (stem II [please provide]) (stative) to be slow (stative) to be easy === References === Philip Thangliènmâng (2010), Minimal dictionary and Self-tutor Functional Grammar in Zo-English-Hindi, New Delhi: Zoculsin, →ISBN, page 73 Lukram Himmat Singh (2013), A Descriptive Grammar of Zou (PhD thesis), Canchipur: Manipur University, page 40