gamble

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• UK, US: /ˈɡæm.bəl/
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• rhymes with -æmbəl
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• homophone: gambol
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• CMU ARPABET: G AE1 M B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From the Old Norse byname gamall (“old”), which was occasionally used in North England during the Middle Ages as a personal name.

From earlier gamel, from Middle English *gamlen, *gamelen, variant of Middle English gamenen, from Old English gæmnian, gamnian, gamenian (“to joke; play”), related to Old English gamen (“joy; mirth; pleasure; entertainment; pastime; sport; game”), equivalent to game + -le. Compare Old Danish gammel, Middle High German gamel (“pleasure; fun”). More at game.

157 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: قِمَار (qimār) — a risk undertaken with a potential gain
• Arabic: قُمار (gumār) — a risk undertaken with a potential gain
• Bulgarian: риск (risk) — a risk undertaken with a potential gain
• Dutch: gok — a risk undertaken with a potential gain
• Esperanto: hazardo — a risk undertaken with a potential gain
• Estonian: õnnemäng — a risk undertaken with a potential gain
• Finnish: uhkapeli — a risk undertaken with a potential gain
• French: pari — a risk undertaken with a potential gain
• French: jeu de hasard — a risk undertaken with a potential gain
• Galician: aposta — a risk undertaken with a potential gain
• Galician: aventuranza — a risk undertaken with a potential gain
• Galician: envite — a risk undertaken with a potential gain
• Georgian: აზარტული თამაში (azarṭuli tamaši) — a risk undertaken with a potential gain
• Georgian: ავანტიურა (avanṭiura) — a risk undertaken with a potential gain
• German: Glücksspiel — a risk undertaken with a potential gain
• German: Hazardspiel — a risk undertaken with a potential gain
• Greek: στοίχημα (stoíchima) — a risk undertaken with a potential gain
• Hungarian: szerencsejáték — a risk undertaken with a potential gain
• Hungarian: hazárdjáték — a risk undertaken with a potential gain
• Ido: ludrisko — a risk undertaken with a potential gain
• Italian: scommessa — a risk undertaken with a potential gain
• Japanese: 賭け (kake) — a risk undertaken with a potential gain
• Japanese: ギャンブル (gyanburu) — a risk undertaken with a potential gain
• Northern Kurdish: qumar — a risk undertaken with a potential gain
• Macedonian: коцка (kocka) — a risk undertaken with a potential gain
• Macedonian: комар (komar) — a risk undertaken with a potential gain
• Malay: taruhan — a risk undertaken with a potential gain
• Persian: قمار (qomâr) — a risk undertaken with a potential gain
• Polish: hazard — a risk undertaken with a potential gain
• Portuguese: aposta — a risk undertaken with a potential gain
• Russian: аза́ртная игра́ (azártnaja igrá) — a risk undertaken with a potential gain
• Russian: авантю́ра (avantjúra) — a risk undertaken with a potential gain
• Spanish: apuesta — a risk undertaken with a potential gain
• Turkish: kumar — a risk undertaken with a potential gain
• Bulgarian: авантюра (avantjura) — a risky venture
• Dutch: gok — a risky venture
• Dutch: waagstuk — a risky venture
• Esperanto: hazardo — a risky venture
• Finnish: uhkapeli — a risky venture
• Galician: aventuranza — a risky venture
• Georgian: ავანტიურა (avanṭiura) — a risky venture
• Georgian: რისკიანი საქმე (risḳiani sakme) — a risky venture
• German: Glücksspiel — a risky venture
• Hungarian: szerencsejáték — a risky venture
• Hungarian: hazárdjáték — a risky venture
• Hungarian: lutri — a risky venture
• Japanese: 賭け (kake) — a risky venture
• Japanese: ギャンブル (gyanburu) — a risky venture
• Portuguese: aposta — a risky venture
• Russian: авантю́ра (avantjúra) — a risky venture
• Spanish: riesgo — a risky venture
• Spanish: lotería — a risky venture
• Spanish: jugada riesgosa — a risky venture
• Swedish: vågspel — a risky venture
• Arabic: قَامَرَ (qāmara) — to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome
• Bulgarian: рискувам (riskuvam) — to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome
• Chinese Mandarin: 賭博 /赌博 (dǔbó) — to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome
• Chinese Mandarin: 賭錢 /赌钱 (dǔqián) — to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome
• Czech: riskovat — to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome
• Dutch: gokken — to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome
• Esperanto: hazardi — to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome
• French: parier — to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome
• French: hasarder — to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome
• Galician: apostar — to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome
• Galician: aventurar — to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome
• Galician: arriscar — to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome
• Georgian: გარისკვა (garisḳva) — to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome
• German: spielen — to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome
• German: spekulieren — to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome
• German: zocken — to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome
• German: hasardieren — to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome
• Greek: στοιχηματίζω (stoichimatízo) — to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome
• Hebrew: הימר (himér) — to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome
• Ido: ludriskar — to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome
• Indonesian: bertaruh — to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome
• Indonesian: mempertaruhkan — to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome
• Italian: scommettere — to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome
• Japanese: 賭ける (kakeru) — to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome
• Javanese: main — to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome
• Northern Kurdish: qumar lîstin — to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome
• Northern Kurdish: qumar kirin — to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome
• Macedonian: се коцка (se kocka) — to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome
• Polish: ryzykować — to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome
• Portuguese: arriscar — to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome
• Russian: рискова́ть (riskovátʹ) — to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome
• Serbo-Croatian: kȍckati se — to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome
• Swedish: spela hasard — to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome
• Thai: พนัน (pá-nan) — to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome
• Turkish: kumar oynamak — to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome
• Walloon: fé ene wadjeure — to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome
• Arabic: قَامَرَ (qāmara) — to play risky games for monetary gain
• Basque: jokatu — to play risky games for monetary gain
• Bulgarian: играя комар (igraja komar) — to play risky games for monetary gain
• Burmese: ကစား (ka.ca:) — to play risky games for monetary gain
• Cebuano: sugal — to play risky games for monetary gain
• Chinese Cantonese: 賭錢 /赌钱 — to play risky games for monetary gain
• Chinese Mandarin: 賭博 /赌博 (dǔbó) — to play risky games for monetary gain
• Chinese Mandarin: 賭錢 /赌钱 (dǔqián) — to play risky games for monetary gain
• Choctaw: bʋska — to play risky games for monetary gain
• Dutch: gokken — to play risky games for monetary gain
• Dutch: kansspelen bedrijven — to play risky games for monetary gain
• Esperanto: veti — to play risky games for monetary gain
• Esperanto: vetludi — to play risky games for monetary gain
• Esperanto: monludi — to play risky games for monetary gain
• Finnish: uhkapelata — to play risky games for monetary gain
• Finnish: gämblätä — to play risky games for monetary gain
• Galician: apostar — to play risky games for monetary gain
• Georgian: აზარტული თამაშების თამაში (azarṭuli tamašebis tamaši) — to play risky games for monetary gain
• German: wetten — to play risky games for monetary gain
• German: spielen — to play risky games for monetary gain
• German: zocken — to play risky games for monetary gain
• Hebrew: הימר (himér) — to play risky games for monetary gain
• Hindi: जुआ खेलना (juā khelnā) — to play risky games for monetary gain
• Hungarian: szerencsejátékot játszik — to play risky games for monetary gain
• Hungarian: hazardíroz — to play risky games for monetary gain
• Ido: ludriskar — to play risky games for monetary gain
• Indonesian: berjudi — to play risky games for monetary gain
• Italian: scommettere — to play risky games for monetary gain
• Japanese: 賭ける (kakeru) — to play risky games for monetary gain
• Khmer: លេងល្បែង — to play risky games for monetary gain
• Macanese: dále dôs mám — to play risky games for monetary gain
• Macedonian: се коцка (se kocka) — to play risky games for monetary gain
• Malay: judi — to play risky games for monetary gain
• Māori: purei moni — to play risky games for monetary gain
• Māori: petipeti — to play risky games for monetary gain
• Polish: grać — to play risky games for monetary gain
• Portuguese: apostar — to play risky games for monetary gain
• Romanian: juca — to play risky games for monetary gain
• Romanian: juca jocuri de noroc — to play risky games for monetary gain
• Russian: игра́ть в аза́ртные и́гры (igrátʹ v azártnyje ígry) — to play risky games for monetary gain
• Serbo-Croatian: kȍckati se — to play risky games for monetary gain
• Spanish: timbear — to play risky games for monetary gain
• Spanish: escolasear — to play risky games for monetary gain
• Spanish: escolasar — to play risky games for monetary gain
• Swedish: spela hasard — to play risky games for monetary gain
• Thai: พนัน (pá-nan) — to play risky games for monetary gain
• Turkish: kumar oynamak — to play risky games for monetary gain
• Vietnamese: đánh bạc — to play risky games for monetary gain
• Walloon: trimler — to play risky games for monetary gain
• Dutch: op het spel zetten — ''(transitive)'' to risk something for potential gain
• Dutch: vergokken — ''(transitive)'' to risk something for potential gain
• Dutch: wagen — ''(transitive)'' to risk something for potential gain
• Esperanto: hazardi — ''(transitive)'' to risk something for potential gain
• Finnish: vaarantaa — ''(transitive)'' to risk something for potential gain
• Galician: xogar — ''(transitive)'' to risk something for potential gain
• Galician: arriscar — ''(transitive)'' to risk something for potential gain
• German: aufs Spiel n setzen — ''(transitive)'' to risk something for potential gain
• German: hasardieren — ''(transitive)'' to risk something for potential gain
• German: wagen — ''(transitive)'' to risk something for potential gain
• Hungarian: kockáztat — ''(transitive)'' to risk something for potential gain
• Hungarian: kockára tesz — ''(transitive)'' to risk something for potential gain
• Interlingua: poner in risco — ''(transitive)'' to risk something for potential gain
• Italian: rischiare — ''(transitive)'' to risk something for potential gain
• Japanese: 懸ける (kakeru) — ''(transitive)'' to risk something for potential gain
• Portuguese: arriscar — ''(transitive)'' to risk something for potential gain
• Thai: พนัน (pá-nan) — ''(transitive)'' to risk something for potential gain
• Walloon: risker — ''(transitive)'' to risk something for potential gain