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Kamel

Betekenis (English)

  1. (neuter,strong) camel
  2. (dated,informal,neuter,strong) a stupid person

Synonyms

Schafskopf

Dromedar

Flachwichser

Kindskopf

Blödian

Dumpfbacke

Döskopp

Mondkalb

Stiesel

Strohkopf

Vollhonk

Doofkopf

Spatzenhirn

Dummbratze

Spatzengehirn

Camelus ferus

Camelus

Baktrisches Kamel

Zweihöckriges Kamel

Frequentie

C2
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/kaˈmeːl/
Etymologie (English)

In summary

Inherited from Middle High German kemel, kemmel, kembel, borrowed during the Crusades from Byzantine Greek κάμηλος (kámēlos), probably in part also from Arabic جَمَل (jamal), which best explains the e-vocalism (as Arabic a is [æ] or even [ɛ] in this word). The modern form with final stress is a 16th-century learned alteration after Latin camēlus, itself from Ancient Greek, from a Semitic language. It was accordingly mostly spelt Kameel until the early 20th century (a spelling then abolished after words like Klientel, parallel). An older term for the animal was Old High German olbenta.

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