Meaning of "kraal" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD KRAAL

From Afrikaans, from Portuguese curral pen.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF KRAAL

kraal  [krɑːl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KRAAL

Kraal is a verb and can also act as a noun and an adjective.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb kraal in English.

WHAT DOES KRAAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Kraal

Not to be mistaken with Graal A typical kraal near Bulawayo in the 19th century. Kraal is an Afrikaans and Dutch word for an enclosure for cattle or other livestock, located within an African settlement or village surrounded by a fence of thorn-bush branches, a palisade, mud wall, or other fencing, roughly circular in form. In Curaçao, another Dutch colony, the enclosure was called "koraal" which in Papiamentu is translated "kura".

Definition of kraal in the English dictionary

The first definition of kraal in the dictionary is a hut village in southern Africa, esp one surrounded by a stockade. Other definition of kraal is an enclosure for livestock. Kraal is also denoting or relating to the tribal aspects of the Black African way of life.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO KRAAL

PRESENT

Present

I kraal

you kraal

he/she/it kraals

we kraal

you kraal

they kraal

Present continuous

I am kraaling

you are kraaling

he/she/it is kraaling

we are kraaling

you are kraaling

they are kraaling

Present perfect

I have kraaled

you have kraaled

he/she/it has kraaled

we have kraaled

you have kraaled

they have kraaled

Present perfect continuous

I have been kraaling

you have been kraaling

he/she/it has been kraaling

we have been kraaling

you have been kraaling

they have been kraaling

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I kraaled

you kraaled

he/she/it kraaled

we kraaled

you kraaled

they kraaled

Past continuous

I was kraaling

you were kraaling

he/she/it was kraaling

we were kraaling

you were kraaling

they were kraaling

Past perfect

I had kraaled

you had kraaled

he/she/it had kraaled

we had kraaled

you had kraaled

they had kraaled

Past perfect continuous

I had been kraaling

you had been kraaling

he/she/it had been kraaling

we had been kraaling

you had been kraaling

they had been kraaling

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will kraal

you will kraal

he/she/it will kraal

we will kraal

you will kraal

they will kraal

Future continuous

I will be kraaling

you will be kraaling

he/she/it will be kraaling

we will be kraaling

you will be kraaling

they will be kraaling

Future perfect

I will have kraaled

you will have kraaled

he/she/it will have kraaled

we will have kraaled

you will have kraaled

they will have kraaled

Future perfect continuous

I will have been kraaling

you will have been kraaling

he/she/it will have been kraaling

we will have been kraaling

you will have been kraaling

they will have been kraaling

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would kraal

you would kraal

he/she/it would kraal

we would kraal

you would kraal

they would kraal

Conditional continuous

I would be kraaling

you would be kraaling

he/she/it would be kraaling

we would be kraaling

you would be kraaling

they would be kraaling

Conditional perfect

I would have kraal

you would have kraal

he/she/it would have kraal

we would have kraal

you would have kraal

they would have kraal

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been kraaling

you would have been kraaling

he/she/it would have been kraaling

we would have been kraaling

you would have been kraaling

they would have been kraaling

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you kraal
we let´s kraal
you kraal

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to kraal

Past participle

kraaled

Present Participle

kraaling

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF KRAAL

Find out the translation of kraal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of kraal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «kraal» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 牛栏
• Translator English - Spanish: kraal
• English: kraal
• Translator English - Hindi: kraal
• Translator English - Arabic: كرال
• Translator English - Russian: крааль
• Translator English - Portuguese: curral
• Translator English - Bengali: বেড়া দিয়ে ঘেরা
• Translator English - French: kraal
• Translator English - Malay: Kraal
• Translator English - German: Kral
• Translator English - Japanese: 囲い
• Translator English - Korean: kraal
• Translator English - Javanese: Kraal
• Translator English - Vietnamese: làng của thổ dân nam phi
• Translator English - Tamil: சுற்றிலும் வேலி போடப்பட்டு
• Translator English - Marathi: क्रॉल
• Translator English - Turkish: yerli köyü
• Translator English - Italian: kraal
• Translator English - Polish: kraal
• Translator English - Ukrainian: крааль
• Translator English - Romanian: kraal
• Translator English - Greek: μαντρί
• Translator English - Afrikaans: kraal
• Translator English - Swedish: kraal
• Translator English - Norwegian: kraal

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KRAAL»

Discover the use of kraal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to kraal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Kangaroo Kraal

Will Junior and Petunia be able to find their way back to Ma and Pa? Young readers and their parents will enjoy this charming story of two joeys in the big city.

Barbara Sudol, 2009

Basic Electrotechnology

This book is based upon the syllabuses of Electrotechnology for Class 1 and Class 2 Engineers.

Edmund G. R. Kraal, 1985

White Princess of the Jungle, Number 1, Terror-Fangs at ...

NUST REAOH THE KRAAL OF THE ' " TAURUTI.

Yojimbo Press LLC, Avon Comics, 1951

A System of Geography, Popular and Scientific: Or A ...

a third exportation; after which, the last step is to lock up the patient in his house, with a little meat and drink, and then the whole kraal breaks up, and they leave him to die. " It was a long time," continues Dr Van- derkemp, " before I could trace  ...

James Bell, 1832

Studies in Rural Capitalism in West Africa

A herdsman does not necessarily take the animals out grazing himself— his sub- herdsman may be responsible for all this work. kraal. Strictly defined as an enclosure for penning cattle, we here use the word in a number of separate senses.

Polly Hill, 1970

Soil fertility research for maize-based farming systems in ...

Addition of crop residues and litter to the kraal or kraal feeding — Kraal feeding was regarded as a preliminary treatment in the handling chain. Ninety percent of farmers sampled followed this practice. However, there were differences in the ...

Waddington, S.R., Murwira, H.K., Kumwenda, J.D.T., 1998

The Plateau Tonga

All members of the kraal group are expected to contribute material and to help in the work of building the enclosure. Thereafter they are all expected to share in the work of keeping it in repair, of moving the brush and poles to a new site when  ...

Elizabeth Colson, 1962

Valenge Women: The Social and Economic Life of the Valenge ...

It was a sign to all that the kraal had been blessed. The new fires were lighted by the brands or logs or sticks taken from the anyayga's own fire, 'which was cleansing, because it took away the khombo'. The poles at the entrance to the kraal ...

E. Dora Earthy, 1968

The Record Or, A Series of Official Papers Relative to the ...

Sept. l, at the Dweka ,--2, lay still ;—3, sent out spies ;—4, discovered a Bushman kraal, in which were 16 Bushman Hottentots, who voluntarily surrendered ;—5, sent out spies, who returned on the 8th, having discovered no Bushmen ;—-6, ...

Donald Moodie, 1838

Anglo-Zulu War, 1879: A Selected Bibliography

2367. scenario based on a British raid of a Zulu kraal during the Siege of E5— howe, 1 March 1879. Giglio, Rob. “Raid on Dabulamanzi's Kraal: Zulu War Scenario during the Siege of Eshowe, 1st March 1879.” Heliograph 94 (June 1996).

Harold E. Raugh Jr., 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KRAAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term kraal is used in the context of the following news items.

DA to oppose Nhleko's findings on Nkandla | News24

However, Nhleko said the kraal built at Nkandla was not for cultural practices. It was not even a kraal, but an animal camp that included a tunnel ... «News24, Jul 15»

Jim attacks Sdumo for Cosatu's collapse | News24

"Why must we be happy living in shacks when Zuma's cattle live better lives in a cattle kraal worth R1m," Chirwa said. Read more on: cosatu ... «News24, Jul 15»

Man jailed for five years for stealing cattle

... 27 this year at Mteya Village when he broke into a cattle kraal belonging to Million Chidemba where he stole two bulls valued at K700 000. «Malawi24, Jul 15»

Traversing Skeleton Coast with Toyota Land Cruiser

Though they are called “sea-dogs”, the small ones sounds like sheep in a kraal and reminded me of the times, when as a teenager in Epukiro ... «New Era, Jul 15»

Bunny Park creatures 'starving, neglected'

There was no food in the cattle kraal when The Star visited on Thursday. Maisela captured 13 sick guinea pigs, which had to be euthanised, ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»

Ministry Needs Tonnes of Seeds

... the media about the outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease in the Parakarungu area, where 13 cases have been confirmed in one kraal. «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»

Man Kills Father With A Shovel

It is alleged that on the morning of the incident the old man, Sete Letsholo, had been at his kraal branding calves with the help of his teenage ... «The Voice Online, Jul 15»

Armed Men Hack Family of Five, Burn Down House

The men, who were donning military wear, also set on fire a kraal of 70 head of cattle, sending the animals in a stampede. The injured, who are ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»

Zuma's cattle enjoy a better life than many South Africans, Maimane

Mmusi Maimane has taken aim at Jacob Zuma's Nkandla compound by comparing his kraal to the living standards of some South Africans. «TheSouthAfrican, Jul 15»

Spartacus of Africa - where did the money go?

The set which didn't change for the entirety of the THREE acts, save for a few wooden kraal-esque room dividers which only made a stage ... «Artslink.co.za News, Jul 15»