dhāl

[ thahl ]

noun

1. the ninth letter of the Arabic alphabet.

dhal

/ dɑːl /

noun

1. a tropical African and Asian leguminous shrub, Cajanus cajan, cultivated in tropical regions for its nutritious pealike seeds
2. Former namepigeon pea the seed of this shrub
3. a curry made from lentils or other pulses

Word History and Origins

Origin of dhāl¹

From Arabic

Word History and Origins

Origin of dhāl¹

C17: from Hindi dāl split pulse, from Sanskrit dal to split

Example Sentences

The firm to which Haralal belonged began to buy up large quantities of rice and dhal from the country districts.

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A fire was kindled under a clay oven on the patio; rice and dhal were quickly served on large banana leaves.

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Another day he might have lentil-dhal or channa 12-6 curry with vegetables.

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The Dhal is confused in pronunciation with the Zain, with which it has a common origin in Hebrew.

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