sial

See also: siał, SiAl, siäl, si·al, and și-al

English

Etymology 1

Coined by Eduard Suess in 1909, in Das Antlitz der Erde, as a blend of translingual Si (silicon) +‎ Al (aluminum).

Alternative forms

• SiAl
• sal

Noun

sial (uncountable)

1. (geology) The rocks rich in silicon and aluminum that form the upper layer of the earth's crust, which lies beneath all continental landmasses.

Coordinate terms

• sima
• nife

Derived terms

• sialic
• ensialic

See also

• KREEP

Etymology 2

From Malay sial.

Particle

sial

1. (Singlish, Manglish) Alternative form of sia

Anagrams

• SAIL, Lasi, Alis, LISA, Lias, lias, Isla, sail, Lais, ails, LIAs, lais, Ilsa, Lisa

Atong (India)

Etymology

From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *s-k-ywal (“jackal”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-k-jwal (“jackal”). Or from Bengali শিয়াল (śiẏal, “jackal”). Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-k-jwal (“jackal”) may be related to Sanskrit सृगाल (sṛgāla) (whence Bengali শিয়াল (śiẏal)). Cognate with Garo si·ol (“jackal”).

Noun

sial

1. jackal

References

• van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.

Finnish

Etymology

From English sial.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiɑl/, [ˈs̠iɑ̝l]
• Rhymes: -iɑl
• Hyphenation^(key): si‧al

Noun

sial

1. (geology) sial

Declension

Inflection of sial (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		sial	sialit
genitive		sialin	sialien
partitive		sialia	sialeja
illative		sialiin	sialeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		sial	sialit
accusative	nom.	sial	sialit
	gen.	sialin
genitive		sialin	sialien
partitive		sialia	sialeja
inessive		sialissa	sialeissa
elative		sialista	sialeista
illative		sialiin	sialeihin
adessive		sialilla	sialeilla
ablative		sialilta	sialeilta
allative		sialille	sialeille
essive		sialina	sialeina
translative		sialiksi	sialeiksi
abessive		sialitta	sialeitta
instructive		—	sialein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of sial (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sialini sialini accusative nom. sialini sialini gen. sialini genitive sialini sialieni partitive sialiani sialejani inessive sialissani sialeissani elative sialistani sialeistani illative sialiini sialeihini adessive sialillani sialeillani ablative sialiltani sialeiltani allative sialilleni sialeilleni essive sialinani sialeinani translative sialikseni sialeikseni abessive sialittani sialeittani instructive — — comitative — sialeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sialisi sialisi accusative nom. sialisi sialisi gen. sialisi genitive sialisi sialiesi partitive sialiasi sialejasi inessive sialissasi sialeissasi elative sialistasi sialeistasi illative sialiisi sialeihisi adessive sialillasi sialeillasi ablative sialiltasi sialeiltasi allative sialillesi sialeillesi essive sialinasi sialeinasi translative sialiksesi sialeiksesi abessive sialittasi sialeittasi instructive — — comitative — sialeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sialimme sialimme accusative nom. sialimme sialimme gen. sialimme genitive sialimme sialiemme partitive sialiamme sialejamme inessive sialissamme sialeissamme elative sialistamme sialeistamme illative sialiimme sialeihimme adessive sialillamme sialeillamme ablative sialiltamme sialeiltamme allative sialillemme sialeillemme essive sialinamme sialeinamme translative sialiksemme sialeiksemme abessive sialittamme sialeittamme instructive — — comitative — sialeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sialinne sialinne accusative nom. sialinne sialinne gen. sialinne genitive sialinne sialienne partitive sialianne sialejanne inessive sialissanne sialeissanne elative sialistanne sialeistanne illative sialiinne sialeihinne adessive sialillanne sialeillanne ablative sialiltanne sialeiltanne allative sialillenne sialeillenne essive sialinanne sialeinanne translative sialiksenne sialeiksenne abessive sialittanne sialeittanne instructive — — comitative — sialeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sialinsa sialinsa accusative nom. sialinsa sialinsa gen. sialinsa genitive sialinsa sialiensa partitive sialiaan sialiansa sialejaan sialejansa inessive sialissaan sialissansa sialeissaan sialeissansa elative sialistaan sialistansa sialeistaan sialeistansa illative sialiinsa sialeihinsa adessive sialillaan sialillansa sialeillaan sialeillansa ablative sialiltaan sialiltansa sialeiltaan sialeiltansa allative sialilleen sialillensa sialeilleen sialeillensa essive sialinaan sialinansa sialeinaan sialeinansa translative sialikseen sialiksensa sialeikseen sialeiksensa abessive sialittaan sialittansa sialeittaan sialeittansa instructive — — comitative — sialeineen sialeinensa

Further reading

• “sial”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

French

Noun

sial m (plural siaux)

1. (archaic) sial

Further reading

• “sial”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay sial, from Classical Malay sial.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

sial

1. unlucky
2. (offensive) damn

Derived terms

• sialan

 

Istriot

Noun

sial

1. shawl

Malay

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sial]

Adjective

sial

1. unlucky, cursed

Interjection

sial

1. (vulgar) damn

Synonyms

• kutuk, laknat (cursed)

Etymology 2

Either from English sial or a blend of silikon (“silicon”) +‎ aluminium (“aluminium”).

Noun

sial

1. (geology) sial

Further reading

• “sial” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Spanish

Noun

sial m (plural siales)

1. sial