awl en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɑl/ (cot-caught-merger)
- /oːl/ (Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard)
- /ɔl/ without the cot–caught merger
- /ɔːl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio cot-caught
- /ɔl/ (Scotland)
Etymology
From Middle English aul, alle, al, from Old English æl, from Proto-West Germanic *al, from Proto-Germanic *alaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ólos. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Äil (“awl”), Dutch aal (“awl”), German Low German Ahl (“awl”), German Ahle (“awl”), Icelandic alur (“awl”). Spelling was influenced by the Old English synonym awel, awul (“awl”), from Proto-West Germanic *ahwal, from Proto-Germanic *ahwalaz (“fork, hook”), of unknown origin. Doublet of elsen.
Meanings
-
A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc.
He dressed himself in some old ragged clothes, and took a tame white bear, which he had, with him, as well as an awl, some pitch, and twine.
1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 149:
- Any of various hesperiid butterflies.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| awls | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
awlwort · awlet · bradawl · awlbill · awl-fly · awllike
Translations (157)
es lesna (pointed instrument) · is síll (pointed instrument) · ur آر (pointed instrument) · ru ши́ло (pointed instrument) · mt xifa (pointed instrument) · my အပ်ချွန် (pointed instrument) · ro sulă (pointed instrument) · ky миз (pointed instrument) · el σουβλί (pointed instrument) · ga meana (pointed instrument) · sv syl (pointed instrument) · ltg eilyns (pointed instrument) · hy բիզ (pointed instrument) · krc миз (pointed instrument) · mag 𑂮𑂳𑂞𑂰𑂩𑂲 (pointed instrument) · mjg-mgl shuuga (pointed instrument) · ang æl (pointed instrument) · lt yla (pointed instrument) · grc χήλευμα (pointed instrument) · az biz (pointed instrument) · sh шило (pointed instrument) · tl punson (pointed instrument) · gl subela (pointed instrument) · te ఆరె (pointed instrument) · uz bigiz (pointed instrument) · esu ukicissuun (pointed instrument) · vi dùi (pointed instrument) · th จึ้ง (pointed instrument) · kjh піс (pointed instrument) · rsk шидло (pointed instrument) · sq fëndyell (pointed instrument) · tyv шигбей (pointed instrument) · km ដែកចោះ (pointed instrument) · id alat pelubang (pointed instrument) · tr tığ (pointed instrument) · mjg-mgr shubige (pointed instrument) · tg дарафш (pointed instrument) · kk біз (pointed instrument) · cmn 錐子 /锥子 (pointed instrument) · mai सूतारी (pointed instrument) · mi kātara (pointed instrument) · th เหล็กหมาด (pointed instrument) · pt almofate (pointed instrument) · mn шөвөг (pointed instrument) · et ora (pointed instrument) · mai सूआ (pointed instrument) · udm пежъян (pointed instrument) · fa-ira دَرَفْش (pointed instrument) · et pistel (pointed instrument) · it punteruolo (pointed instrument) · et naaskel (pointed instrument) · lv īlens (pointed instrument) · mt timplor (pointed instrument) · my လက်စွဲချွန် (pointed instrument) · nb syl (pointed instrument) · alt мис (pointed instrument) · lo ເຫລັກຫມາດ (pointed instrument) · mi oka (pointed instrument) · hsb šidło (pointed instrument) · ast subiella (pointed instrument) · is alur (pointed instrument) · fo sýl (pointed instrument) · ar مِخْرَز (pointed instrument) · sl šilo (pointed instrument) · ota مخرز (pointed instrument) · ka სადგისი (pointed instrument) · hy հերյուն (pointed instrument) · sa आरा (pointed instrument) · eve хулгун (pointed instrument) · pl szydło (pointed instrument) · bg ши́ло (pointed instrument) · ps نېش (pointed instrument) · fi purasin (pointed instrument) · es punzón (pointed instrument) · ast llédena (pointed instrument) · tk biz (pointed instrument) · non alr (pointed instrument) · ja 千枚通し (pointed instrument) · vi kim khâu da (pointed instrument) · is sýll (pointed instrument) · de Pfriem (pointed instrument) · it lesina (pointed instrument) · tl pambalibol (pointed instrument) · tew un (pointed instrument) · nog биз (pointed instrument) · da syl (pointed instrument) · izh naaskali (pointed instrument) · fr alêne (pointed instrument) · gag biz (pointed instrument) · be шы́ла (pointed instrument) · th เหล็กเจาะ (pointed instrument) · th เหล็กแหลม (pointed instrument) · nl priem (pointed instrument) · pt furador (pointed instrument) · inh юв (pointed instrument) · ota بیز (pointed instrument) · ko 송곳 (pointed instrument) · nl els (pointed instrument) · sh šilo (pointed instrument) · ug بىگىز (pointed instrument) · es lezna (pointed instrument) · ky шибеге (pointed instrument) · hi सूजा (pointed instrument) · et nõel (pointed instrument) · tr biz (pointed instrument) · ja 突きぎり (pointed instrument) · nn syl (pointed instrument) · tl suligi (pointed instrument) · de Ahle (pointed instrument) · oc alzena (pointed instrument) · goh ala (pointed instrument) · cs šídlo (pointed instrument) · vi kim chọc (pointed instrument) · ce йу (pointed instrument) · he מַרְצֵעַ (pointed instrument) · alt шибеге (pointed instrument) · fa-ira دِرَفْش (pointed instrument) · sw maharazi (pointed instrument) · es alesna (pointed instrument) · pt sovela (pointed instrument) · tl balibol (pointed instrument) · ur سُوجا (pointed instrument) · mn шивүүр (pointed instrument) · eo aleno (pointed instrument) · lo ເຂັມເຈາະ (pointed instrument) · dta sheugw (pointed instrument) · ca alena (pointed instrument) · mrj вуйжыр (pointed instrument) · tg бигиз (pointed instrument) · ar إِشْفَى (pointed instrument) · ast llesna (pointed instrument) · hu ár (pointed instrument) · hi आर (pointed instrument) · xsv īla (pointed instrument) · fr alène (pointed instrument) · tt без (pointed instrument) · mag 𑂮𑂴𑂄 (pointed instrument) · cy mynawyd (pointed instrument) · vi lẹm (pointed instrument) · uk ши́ло (pointed instrument) · ja 錐 (pointed instrument) · sv pryl (pointed instrument) · sk šidlo (pointed instrument) · la sūbula (pointed instrument) · evn силгивӯн (pointed instrument) · vi giùi (pointed instrument) · rgn puntiröl (pointed instrument) · mhr вӱрж (pointed instrument) · apc مسَلّة (pointed instrument) · yue 錐 /锥 (pointed instrument) · mk шило (pointed instrument) · atv шибиге (pointed instrument) · grc ὄπεας (pointed instrument) · ota درفش (pointed instrument) · ba беҙ (pointed instrument) · lo ເຫຼັກແຫຼມ (pointed instrument) · fo sýlur (pointed instrument)