kanaal

== Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch kanaal, from Middle Dutch canael, from older canel, from Old French canal, from Latin canālis (“pipe, channel, canal”), from canna (“reed, cane”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaˈnɑːl/ === Noun === kanaal (plural kanale, diminutive kanaaltjie) canal (artificial waterway) == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch canael, from older canel, from Old French canal, from Latin canālis (“pipe, channel, canal”), from canna (“reed, cane”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaːˈnaːl/ Hyphenation: ka‧naal Rhymes: -aːl === Noun === kanaal n (plural kanalen, diminutive kanaaltje n) canal (artificial waterway) Synonyms: gracht, vaart television or internet channel channel (narrow natural body of water) Synonym: straat duct, pipe Synonym: leiding duct-shaped tissue frequency band ==== Usage notes ==== Kanaal is generally not used for city canals, although such usage is attestable. The usual term for those is gracht in the Netherlands and rui in Belgium. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: kanaal → Caribbean Hindustani: kandál → Caribbean Javanese: kanal → Indonesian: kanal → Sranan Tongo: kanari → West Frisian: kanaal == West Frisian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch kanaal. === Noun === kanaal n (plural kanalen, diminutive kanaaltsje) canal (artificial waterway) channel (narrow natural body of water) duct-shaped tissue frequency band television or internet channel duct, pipe ==== Further reading ==== “kanaal”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011