kafal

English

Etymology 1

Amyris kafal or Abyssinian myrrh, Commiphora habessinica

From Arabic قَفَل (qafal).

Noun

kafal

1. Either of two trees of the genus Commiphora, which yield a gum resin and a red aromatic wood.
   • 1835, Philip Miller, The Gardener's Dictionary‎^[1], page 582:

     Balsamodendron kafal (Kafal tree) […] This tree is also a native of Arabia, where it attains to the height of twenty feet. It is there called kafal.

Etymology 2

kafal or bayberry, the fruit of Myrica esculenta

From Hindi काफल (kāphal).

Alternative forms

• kaphal, kaaphal
• kafal berry, kafal fruit

Noun

kafal (plural kafals)

1. Bayberry, the fruit of Myrica esculenta, a tree or large shrub native to Nepal.
   • 1994, Gumānī Panta, translated by Cārucandra Pānḍe, Says Gumani (poem):

     gardens with trees laden with pomegranate and cucumbers, the forests yield crimson ‘Kafal’ and violet Kilmora berries just for the picking

   • 2015, Chandra Prakash Kala, Nanda's Neelkanth, page 53:

     I saw a girl swiftly climbing a tree to pluck kafals. Three women standing beneath were gathering fruits in baskets made of bamboo.

Serer

Noun

kafal (definite o kafal ole)

1. tsetse fly

Tboli

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay kapal, from Tamil கப்பல் (kappal, “ship, sailing vessel”).

Noun

kafal

1. boat