yamal

See also: Yamal

Scots

Alternative forms

• yamil, yammal, yammel, yamalt, yammald, jamald

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse jafnaldri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɑməl(t)/

Noun

yamal (plural yamals)

1. (Northern Isles) One born in the same year as another, a contemporary.
2. (Shetland) twin

Related terms

• aamal

References

• “yamal, n.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.