embornal

Catalan

Etymology

From earlier embrunals by metathesis from *umbrenals, from Ancient Greek ὀμβρινά τρήματα (ombriná trḗmata, “holes for rain”), from ὀμβρινός (ombrinós, “of rain”) from ὄμβρος (ómbros, “rainstorm”) and τρῆμα (trêma, “hole”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əm.burˈnal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əm.borˈnal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [em.boɾˈnal]

Noun

embornal m (plural embornals)

1. storm drain
2. (nautical) scupper

   Synonym: embó

Derived terms

• embó

Descendants

• → Spanish: imbornal
  • → Cebuano: imburnal
  • → Tagalog: embornal

Further reading

• “embornal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.boʁˈnaw/ [ẽ.boɦˈnaʊ̯], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.boʁˈnaw/ [ĩ.boɦˈnaʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.boʁˈnaw/ [ẽ.boɦˈnaʊ̯], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.boʁˈnaw/ [ĩ.boɦˈnaʊ̯]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.boɾˈnaw/ [ẽ.boɾˈnaʊ̯], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.boɾˈnaw/ [ĩ.boɾˈnaʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.boʁˈnaw/ [ẽ.boʁˈnaʊ̯], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.boʁˈnaw/ [ĩ.boʁˈnaʊ̯]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.boɻˈnaw/ [ẽ.boɻˈnaʊ̯], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.boɻˈnaw/ [ĩ.boɻˈnaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.buɾˈnal/ [ẽ.buɾˈnaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.buɾˈnal/ [ẽ.buɾˈnaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.buɾˈna.li/

• Hyphenation: em‧bor‧nal

Noun

embornal m (plural embornais)

1. Alternative form of bornal

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• emburnal
• imbornal, imburnal

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish imbornal (“drainage hole of a ship”), from Catalan embornal.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔemboɾˈnal/ [ʔɛm.boɾˈn̪al]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: em‧bor‧nal

Noun

embornál (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜇ᜔ᜈᜎ᜔)

1. sewer line; culvert; sewage pipe
   • 2009, Kalusugan Pampubliko sa Kolonyal na Manila 1898-1918, UP Press, →ISBN, page 42:

     estero, pagtatapon ng basura, at pagsasaayos ng mga imburnal ng dumi at ng mga dikit-dikit at nagsisiksikang mga estruktura sa siyudad.25 Ayon kay Komisyoner Maus, kinakailangang maisaayos ang napakaraming depektong ...

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. manhole; sewer opening
3. (nautical) scupper

See also

• alkantarilya
• bambang
• kanal

 

Further reading

• “embornal”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “embornal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018