sjaal

Dutch

Een sneeuwpop met een sjaal om. — A snowman wearing a scarf.

Etymology

Borrowed from English shawl, of Persian origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃaːl/, [ʃaːl]

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• Hyphenation: sjaal
• Rhymes: -aːl

Noun

sjaal m (plural sjaals or (nonstandard) sjalen, diminutive sjaaltje n)

1. scarf

   Hypernym: omslagdoek

Usage notes

• The diminutive sjaaltje has feminine connotations and typically refers to a scarf worn primarily for fashion rather than warmth, including scarves worn in the summer.

Derived terms

• arafatsjaal
• bidsjaal
• Palestijnensjaal

 

Related terms

• tjaal

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: sjaal
• → Caribbean Javanese: syal
• → Papiamentu: shal