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Natal
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natal nätäl'
English
Etymology
en ine-pro *ǵenh₁-
From en pt Natal#Portuguese Christmas, because the region in South Africa was discovered by the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama on Christmas Day, 1497. en nada natal née Noel.
Proper noun
en Q1301901en A <<former>> British <<colony>> in modern <<c/South Africa>>, existing from 1843 to 1910.
en Q917867en former province c/South Africa reorganized in 1994 into the modern p:also:pref/KwaZulu-Natal.
en Q131620 en municipality/state capital s/Rio Grande do Norte c/Brazil.
Derived terms
en Natalian Natal brown
Translations
former British colony
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 納塔爾
Korean: ko 나탈 natal
Lithuanian: lt Natalis m
Marathi: mr नाताल
Portuguese: pt Natal m
Further reading
Anagrams
en aalnt alant
Indonesian
Alternative forms
id natal
Etymology
id ine-pro *ǵenh₁-
From id ms Natal, from id pt Natal, from id roa-opt Natal, from id la natalis nātālis [diēs Dominī] birthday of the Lord.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
id proper noun
id Christianity Christmas festival observed on December 25 commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ
Further reading
id Christmas
Malay
ms:
Etymology
ms ine-pro *ǵenh₁-
Borrowed from ms pt Natal (via any dialects in contact with the Portuguese like Ambonese, Ternate etc) or creoles like Kristang language Kristang, from ms roa-opt pt Natal, from ms la natalis nātālis [diēs Dominī] birthday of the Lord.
Pronunciation
ms [na.tal]
ms LL-Q9237 (msa)-GinormousBuildings-Natal.wav Malaysia
ms tal al 2
ms Na tal
Proper noun
ناتل
ms Malacca Indonesia Christianity Christmas; a festival/holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ and incorporating various Christian, pre-Christian, pagan and secular customs, which is celebrated on December 25 in most places.
Synonyms
ms Krismas rest of Malaysia, Singapore
Descendants
id Natal
References
https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-60272783/view?partId=nla.obj-436233565#page/n172/mode/1up/search/Natal natal A Malay-English dictionary (romanised) Wilkinson Richard James Salavopoulos & Kinderlis Mytilene, Greece 1932 I 167
Further reading
ms Christmas
Old Galician-Portuguese
Alternative forms
roa-opt Nadal
Etymology
roa-opt christmas :inh la:natalis<alt:nātālis [diēs Dominī]><t:birthday of the Lord><id:natal> + 1
Proper noun
m
Christmas
Related terms
roa-opt irmão<qq:through PIE> nacença nacer nada nado natura natural natureza
Descendants
gl Nadal
pt Natal
References
na[dt]al
roa-opt DDGM natal natal nadal nadal
roa-opt UC 2310
roa-opt VPM natal 59313
roa-opt Christmas
Portuguese
pt:
Pronunciation
pt aw<a:BR> al<a:PT> 2
pt Na tal
pt natal
Etymology 1
pt christmas :inh roa-opt:Natal<id:christmas>
pt roa-opt Natal, from pt la natalis nātālis [diēs Dominī] birthday of the Lord. pt natal Noel.
Compare gl Nadal.
Alternative forms
pt natal
Proper noun
pt proper noun m plural Natais
Christmas festival observed on December 25 commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ
Derived terms
pt árvore de Natal natalino Feliz Natal Pai Natal Mãe Natal cantiga de Natal cântico de Natal canção de Natal Ilha do Natal
Descendants
gu નાતાલ 1
ms Natal Hari Natal<der> 1
id Natal
kok - 1
kok नाताळ 1
kok Natal 1
kok ನಾತಾಳ್ 1
mr नाताळ 1 1
si නත්තල 1
tet Natál 1
ta நத்தார் 1
Etymology 2
From pt Natal Christmas:
The region in South Africa was discovered by the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama on Christmas Day, 1497;
The capital of Rio Grande do Norte was founded in 25 December 1599.
Proper noun
f
pt Natal Q1301901,Q917867,Q131620
Derived terms
pt natalense
Descendants
en Natal 1
gu નાતાલ 1
Proper noun
m
pt river s/Acre c/Brazil
Further reading
pt Christmas