noun
Meaning 1
A mourner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Judaism
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
avel
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/əˈvɛl/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɛl
verb
Meaning 2
To pull away.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Hebrew אבל (avel).
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h2epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *welh3- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *wl̥néh3ti Proto-Italic *welnō Latin vellō Latin āvellōbor. English avel Borrowed from Latin āvellō.