kaal

Meaning

1. without defining features, smooth, bland, plain
2. bald, bare, without fur, plumage, foliage etc.
3. (figuratively) skinned, without means, in a poor state

Concepts

bald

bare

hairless

unadorned

bald-headed

bleak

exposed

glabrous

naked

plain

scabby

stark

baldish

baldhead

baldpate

barren

callow

coot

Synonyms

kaalhoofdig

beroerd

👎

armoedig

sjofel

verwaarloosd

slordig

wrevelig

schunnig

lelijk

haarloos

kalen

bloot

kaalhуofdig

afgesleten

naakt

kalend

Translations

chauve

kahl

careca

calvo

calvo

glatzköpfig

calvo

φαλακρός

calb

calvus

pelato

kel

أصلع

أقرع

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kaːl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: cale

Inherited from Old Dutch: *kalo

Cognate with German: kahl

Cognate with Western Frisian: keal

Cognate with English: callow

In summary

From Middle Dutch cale, from Old Dutch *kalo, from Proto-West Germanic *kalu, from Proto-Germanic *kalwaz (“naked, bald”), from Proto-Indo-European *gelH- (“naked, bald”). Compare German kahl, West Frisian keal, English callow.