krul

See also: Krul

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch crulle, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kruzlǭ (“that which is curled”), from Pre-Germanic *grus-, contracted from Proto-Indo-European *gurus- (“twist, curl”), same source as Persian گرس (gors, “braid of hair”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krʏl/

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• Hyphenation: krul
• Rhymes: -ʏl

Noun

krul f or m (plural krullen, diminutive krulletje n)

1. a curl shape (such as in hair or writing)
2. a flourish of approval ; a curly loop as a symbol, used by teachers to mark answers as correct
3. (music, lutherie) a scroll (e.g. of a violin)

Derived terms

• krullebol
• krullen
• krullerig
• krullig
• plaskrul

Descendants

• Afrikaans: krul
• → Caribbean Hindustani: kroru
• → Indonesian: kerul
• → Papiamentu: klerchi, krelchi (from the diminutive), krùl

References

• * Asiatic Society of Japan (1928): Transactions, p. 46

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrul/

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• Rhymes: -ul
• Syllabification: krul
• Homophones: król, Król, Krul

Noun

krul m pers

1. Alternative letter-case form of Krul

Further reading

• krul in Polish dictionaries at PWN