vuil
Meaning
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- foul, dirty, filthy
- obscene, lewd
- dishonorable
- illegal, improper
- fouled, having its wetted surface polluted by marine organisms
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/vœy̯l/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch vuul, from Old Dutch *fūl. The adjective is from Proto-West Germanic *fūl, from Proto-Germanic *fūlaz, the noun from Proto-Germanic *fūlą. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pū-, *pew-. Akin to English foul, German faul, Danish and Swedish ful.
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