hamel
1 of 2noun (1)
variants or hamil
ˈamə̇l,
ˈ(h)ām-
plural -s
now dialectal, England
: hamlet
hamel
2 of 2noun (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