Zail vs Hail - What's the difference?
zail | hail |
(India) An administrative unit of two to forty villages during the British Raj in India.
Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm.
(impersonal) Said of the weather when hail is falling.
to send or release hail
to greet; give salutation to; salute.
To name; to designate; to call.
* Milton
to call out loudly in order to gain the attention of
An exclamation of respectful or reverent salutation, or, occasionally, of familiar greeting.
* Shakespeare
As nouns the difference between zail and hail
is that zail is (india) an administrative unit of two to forty villages during the british raj in india while hail is balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm.As a verb hail is
(impersonal) said of the weather when hail is falling or hail can be to greet; give salutation to; salute.As an adjective hail is
(obsolete) healthy, whole, safe.As an interjection hail is
an exclamation of respectful or reverent salutation, or, occasionally, of familiar greeting.zail
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Noun
(en noun)Anagrams
*hail
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) haile, hail, from (etyl) ). Root-cognates outside of Germanic include (etyl) .Noun
(-)Derived terms
* hailstone * hail storm / hailstorm * hail shaft / hailshaftVerb
(en verb)- They say it's going to hail tomorrow.
- The cloud would hail down furiously within a few minutes .
Etymology 2
The adjective hail is a variant of (from the early 13th century). The transitive verb with the meaning "to salute" is also from the 13th century. The cognate verb heal is already Old English (. Also cognate is whole, from Old English (the spelling with wh- is unetymological, introduced in the 15th century).Verb
(en verb)- And such a son as all men hailed me happy.
- He was hailed as a hero.
- Hail a taxi.
Derived terms
* hailer * hail fromInterjection
(en-intj)- Hail , brave friend.
