hielal

West Frisian

Etymology

From hiel +‎ al, calque of Dutch heelal.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hiə̯ˈlɔl/

Noun

hielal n (no plural)

  1. universe
    Ta dyn heapke wiisheit hat it west / Dat God Almachtich 't great heelal formearde? ― To your great wisdom has it been / That God Almighty formed the great universe?

Further reading
  • “hielal”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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