kerel

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.

Cognate with German

Kerl

Cognate with Western Frisian

tsjirl

Cognate with English

churl

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kerel

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Hyphenated as

ke‧rel

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkeː.rəl/

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