kernel

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• UK: /ˈkɜː.nəl/
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• US: /ˈkɝ.nəl/
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• /ˈkərnəl/ South Asia, rhotic
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• /ˈkɛrnəl/ South Asia, rhotic; without the fern–fir–fur merger
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• /ˈkɜnəl/ South Asia, non-rhotic
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• homophone: colonel (most accents)
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• rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)nəl
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• CMU ARPABET: K ER1 N AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh2- Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h2-nós Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h2nóm Proto-Germanic *kurną Proto-West Germanic *korn Proto-Indo-European *-lósder. Proto-Germanic *-ilaz Proto-West Germanic *-il Proto-West Germanic *kurnil Old English cyrnel Middle English kirnel English kernel From Middle English kernel, kirnel, kürnel, from Old English cyrnel, from Proto-West Germanic *kurnil, diminutive of Proto-Germanic *kurną (“seed, grain, corn”), equivalent to corn + -le. Cognate with Yiddish קערנדל (kerndl), Middle Dutch kernel, cornel, Middle High German kornel. Related also to Old Norse kjarni (“kernel”).

163 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Armenian: միջուկ (miǰuk) — core or essence of an object or system
• Armenian: կորիզ (koriz) — core or essence of an object or system
• Bulgarian: ядро́ (jadró) — core or essence of an object or system
• Bulgarian: съ́щност (sǎ́štnost) — core or essence of an object or system
• Chinese Mandarin: 核心 (héxīn) — core or essence of an object or system
• Finnish: ydin — core or essence of an object or system
• French: fond — core or essence of an object or system
• French: cœur — core or essence of an object or system
• Galician: cerne — core or essence of an object or system
• Georgian: მარცვალი (marcvali) — core or essence of an object or system
• Georgian: გული (guli) — core or essence of an object or system
• Georgian: არსი (arsi) — core or essence of an object or system
• German: Kern — core or essence of an object or system
• Greek: πυρήνας (pyrínas) — core or essence of an object or system
• Irish: eithne — core or essence of an object or system
• Italian: nucleo — core or essence of an object or system
• Italian: nocciolo — core or essence of an object or system
• Japanese: 核心 (kakushin) — core or essence of an object or system
• Korean: 핵심 (haeksim) — core or essence of an object or system
• Macedonian: јадро (jadro) — core or essence of an object or system
• Macedonian: срж (srž) — core or essence of an object or system
• Māori: karihi — core or essence of an object or system
• Middle English: kirnel — core or essence of an object or system
• Polish: trzon — core or essence of an object or system
• Polish: rdzeń — core or essence of an object or system
• Polish: sedno — core or essence of an object or system
• Portuguese: cerne — core or essence of an object or system
• Russian: суть (sutʹ) — core or essence of an object or system
• Russian: су́щность (súščnostʹ) — core or essence of an object or system
• Scottish Gaelic: eitean — core or essence of an object or system
• Scottish Gaelic: cridhe — core or essence of an object or system
• Lower Sorbian: jědro — core or essence of an object or system
• Spanish: núcleo — core or essence of an object or system
• Swedish: kärna — core or essence of an object or system
• Turkish: öz — core or essence of an object or system
• Turkish: nüve — core or essence of an object or system
• Yiddish: קערן (kern) — core or essence of an object or system
• Azerbaijani: özək — central part of a nut
• Bulgarian: я́дка (jádka) — central part of a nut
• Czech: jádro — central part of a nut
• Finnish: pähkinä — central part of a nut
• French: amande — central part of a nut
• French: cerneau — central part of a nut
• Georgian: გული (guli) — central part of a nut
• German: Kern — central part of a nut
• Greek: πυρήνας (pyrínas) — central part of a nut
• Hawaiian: ʻanoʻano — central part of a nut
• Icelandic: kjarni — central part of a nut
• Ingrian: toomi — central part of a nut
• Italian: gheriglio — central part of a nut
• Japanese: 仁 (jin) — central part of a nut
• Macedonian: срцевина (srcevina) — central part of a nut
• Māori: kākano — central part of a nut
• Māori: karihi — central part of a nut
• Māori: kiko — central part of a nut
• Māori: kikokiko — central part of a nut
• Middle English: kirnel — central part of a nut
• Old English: cyrnel — central part of a nut
• Portuguese: miolo — central part of a nut
• Russian: ядро́ (jadró) — central part of a nut
• Russian: сердцеви́на (serdcevína) — central part of a nut
• Samoan: ʻaʻano — central part of a nut
• Scottish Gaelic: eitean — central part of a nut
• Lower Sorbian: jědro — central part of a nut
• Spanish: almendra — central part of a nut
• Spanish: núcleo — central part of a nut
• Swedish: kärna — central part of a nut
• Tongan: kano — central part of a nut
• Turkish: göbek — central part of a nut
• Yiddish: קערנדל (kerndl) — central part of a nut
• Bulgarian: зърно́ (zǎrnó) — single seed of corn or wheat
• Dutch: graan — single seed of corn or wheat
• Finnish: jyvä — single seed of corn or wheat
• French: grain — single seed of corn or wheat
• Georgian: მარცვალი (marcvali) — single seed of corn or wheat
• Gothic: 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐍉 (kaurnō) — single seed of corn or wheat
• Ancient Greek: κόκκος (kókkos) — single seed of corn or wheat
• Italian: chicco — single seed of corn or wheat
• Macedonian: зрно (zrno) — single seed of corn or wheat
• Middle English: kirnel — single seed of corn or wheat
• Polish: ziarno — single seed of corn or wheat
• Portuguese: grão — single seed of corn or wheat
• Russian: зерно́ (zernó) — single seed of corn or wheat
• Russian: зёрнышко (zjórnyško) — single seed of corn or wheat
• Scottish Gaelic: sìol — single seed of corn or wheat
• Spanish: grano — single seed of corn or wheat
• Swedish: korn — single seed of corn or wheat
• Tarifit: taɣyašt — single seed of corn or wheat
• Turkish: tane — single seed of corn or wheat
• Yiddish: קערנדל (kerndl) — single seed of corn or wheat
• Armenian: կորիզ (koriz) — (US) stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums
• Bashkir: һөйәк (höyək) — (US) stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums
• Bulgarian: костилка (kostilka) — (US) stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums
• Czech: pecka — (US) stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums
• Finnish: kivi — (US) stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums
• French: noyau — (US) stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums
• Greek: πυρήνας (pyrínas) — (US) stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums
• Greek: κουκούτσι (koukoútsi) — (US) stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums
• Indonesian: kernel — (US) stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums
• Italian: nocciolo — (US) stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums
• Kyrgyz: өзөк (özök) — (US) stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums
• Macedonian: голушка (goluška) — (US) stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums
• Macedonian: коска (koska) — (US) stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums
• Middle English: kirnel — (US) stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums
• Polish: pestka — (US) stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums
• Portuguese: caroço — (US) stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums
• Russian: ко́сточка (kóstočka) — (US) stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums
• Spanish: hueso — (US) stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums
• Spanish: núcleo — (US) stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums
• Turkish: çekirdek — (US) stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums
• Turkish: nüve — (US) stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums
• Abkhaz: агәаҭа (agwata) — (computing) central part of many computer operating systems
• Arabic: نَوَاة (nawāh) — (computing) central part of many computer operating systems
• Arabic: نواة (nuwāt) — (computing) central part of many computer operating systems
• Bulgarian: ядро (jadro) — (computing) central part of many computer operating systems
• Czech: jádro — (computing) central part of many computer operating systems
• Danish: kerne — (computing) central part of many computer operating systems
• Finnish: käyttöjärjestelmäydin — (computing) central part of many computer operating systems
• Finnish: ydin — (computing) central part of many computer operating systems
• Finnish: kerneli — (computing) central part of many computer operating systems
• French: noyau — (computing) central part of many computer operating systems
• French: kernel — (computing) central part of many computer operating systems
• French: noyau de système d’exploitation — (computing) central part of many computer operating systems
• German: Betriebssystemkern — (computing) central part of many computer operating systems
• German: Kernel — (computing) central part of many computer operating systems
• Greek: πυρήνας (pyrínas) — (computing) central part of many computer operating systems
• Icelandic: kjarni — (computing) central part of many computer operating systems
• Icelandic: stýrikjarni — (computing) central part of many computer operating systems
• Indonesian: kernel — (computing) central part of many computer operating systems
• Italian: kernel — (computing) central part of many computer operating systems
• Japanese: カーネル (kāneru) — (computing) central part of many computer operating systems
• Korean: 커널 (keoneol) — (computing) central part of many computer operating systems
• Kyrgyz: өзөк (özök) — (computing) central part of many computer operating systems
• Kyrgyz: дан (dan) — (computing) central part of many computer operating systems
• Macedonian: јадро (jadro) — (computing) central part of many computer operating systems
• Malay: inti — (computing) central part of many computer operating systems
• Polish: jądro — (computing) central part of many computer operating systems
• Polish: jajko — (computing) central part of many computer operating systems
• Portuguese: kernel — (computing) central part of many computer operating systems
• Portuguese: núcleo — (computing) central part of many computer operating systems
• Russian: ядро́ (jadró) — (computing) central part of many computer operating systems
• Spanish: núcleo — (computing) central part of many computer operating systems
• Spanish: granelo — (computing) central part of many computer operating systems
• Swedish: operativsystemkärna — (computing) central part of many computer operating systems
• Swedish: kärna — (computing) central part of many computer operating systems
• Turkish: çekirdek — (computing) central part of many computer operating systems
• Vietnamese: nhân — (computing) central part of many computer operating systems
• Bulgarian: ядро (jadro) — (mathematics, algebra) set of elements mapped to zero
• Czech: jádro — (mathematics, algebra) set of elements mapped to zero
• Danish: kerne — (mathematics, algebra) set of elements mapped to zero
• Dutch: kern — (mathematics, algebra) set of elements mapped to zero
• Finnish: nolla-avaruus — (mathematics, algebra) set of elements mapped to zero
• Finnish: ydin — (mathematics, algebra) set of elements mapped to zero
• French: noyau — (mathematics, algebra) set of elements mapped to zero
• German: Kern — (mathematics, algebra) set of elements mapped to zero
• Greek: πυρήνας (pyrínas) — (mathematics, algebra) set of elements mapped to zero
• Hungarian: mag — (mathematics, algebra) set of elements mapped to zero
• Italian: nucleo — (mathematics, algebra) set of elements mapped to zero
• Polish: jądro — (mathematics, algebra) set of elements mapped to zero
• Portuguese: núcleo — (mathematics, algebra) set of elements mapped to zero
• Russian: ядро́ (jadró) — (mathematics, algebra) set of elements mapped to zero
• Spanish: núcleo — (mathematics, algebra) set of elements mapped to zero
• Finnish: ydin — (mathematics, fuzzy set theory) Set of members of a fuzzy set that are fully included