hamel

1 of 2

noun (1)

variants or hamil

ˈamə̇l,

ˈ(h)ām-

plural -s

now dialectal, England

: hamlet

hamel

2 of 2

noun (2)

ham·​el

ˈhaməl

plural -s

Africa

: wether

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle French hamel

Noun (2)

Afrikaans, from Middle Dutch; akin to Old English hamola man with cropped hair, Old High German hamal wether, hamal castrated, Old Norse hamla to castrate, skammr short, Sanskrit śamala error, damage; basic meaning: castrated

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