Masculine
kerel
Meaning
lad, fellow, bloke
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Hyphenated as
ke‧rel
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkeː.rəl/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch kerel, carel, caerl, kerl, from Old Dutch *karl, *karal, *keril, from Proto-West Germanic *karil, from Proto-Germanic *karilaz. Cognate with German Kerl, Dutch Low Saxon keerl, West Frisian tsjirl, English churl, Danish karl.
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