Aal

name, noun, phrase

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The Indian mulberry or noni (Morinda citrifolia, Morinda tinctoria), a shrub found in Southeast Asia, the East Indies and the Pacific islands as far as French Polynesia.
  2. 2
    Initialism of anterior axillary line. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  3. 3
    A reddish dyestuff obtained from the roots of the East Indian shrubs Morinda citrifolia and Morinda tinctoria.
  4. 4
    Initialism of asynchronous transfer mode adaptation layer; ATM adaptation layer. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  5. 5
    Initialism of attorney-at-law. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Phrase
  1. 1
    Initialism of above aerodrome level. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A small river in Baden-Württemberg, Germany; a tributary of the Neckar.
  2. 2
    Initialism of African American language. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Synonyms

All synonyms
indian mulberrymorinda citrifoliamorinda tinctorianoni

Etymology

Etymology 1

Compare Sanskrit अलाक (alāka, “crown flower; kind of dye”).

Etymology 2

From German, probably from a derivative of Old High German ahu (“river, stream”), from Proto-West Germanic *ahu, common in river names. Possibly influenced by Aal (“eel”).

Related phrases

east indiesfrench polynesiaindian mulberrymorinda citrifoliasoutheast asia

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