kwal

Meaning

1. (feminine) jellyfish
2. (broadly, feminine) an annoying, figuratively slimy person

Concepts

jellyfish

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jelly-fish

man of war

Medusa

medusoid

medusa

sea nettle

seajelly

nettlefish

man-o-war

Synonyms

zeekwal

Translations

Qualle

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medusa

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méduse

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medusa

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μέδουσα

medusa

aguamala

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medusa

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halipleumon

denizanası

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τσούχτρα

pişemasî

medûsa

pulmo

Etymology

Cognate with German: Qualle

In summary

From earlier qualle; likely an ablaut variant from the same root as kwellen (“to well up, swell up”), whence also kwelder. Cognate with German Qualle.