gaal

== Beja == === Etymology === From Proto-Cushitic *gwal- (“one”). Cognates are found in forms for "nine"; Somali sagaal, Tsamai gollan, Iraqw gwaleél. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡaːl/ === Numeral === gaal m (feminine gaat) one === References === Reinisch, Leo (1895), Wörterbuch der Beḍauye-Sprache‎[1] (in German), Wien, Austria, page 274 == East Central German == === Alternative forms === gahl, gehl === Etymology === Compare German gelb. === Adjective === gaal (Erzgebirgisch) yellow === References === Gerhard Heilfurth: "Der erzgebirgische Volkssänger Anton Günther. Leben und Werk." P. 202, Word explanation: „gaal = yellow == Somali == === Etymology === Probably cognate with Daasanach gaal (“people”). This term may have been conflated with gaalli (“to reduce, belittle”) and gaal (“of little value, poor quality”). === Noun === gaal m (plural gaalo f) non-believer === References === De Larajasse, E. (1897). Somali-English and English-Somali dictionary. GAL-GAL, page 51