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English
wikipedia
Pronunciation
enPR|n�'v�l, IPA|/�neɪv�l/, SAMPA|/"neIv@l/
rhymes|eɪv�l

Homophones
naval

Etymology
From OE. nafela. Compare Persian fa-Arab|�ا� (naf), Estonian naba, Finnish napa, German Nabel.

Noun
en-noun

1. anatomy The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth.

Synonyms
belly button italbrac|colloquial
umbilicus

Derived terms
navel orange

Related terms
innie
outie

Translations
trans-top|remnant of umbilical cord
Albanian: kërthizë f
Bosnian: t-|bs|pupak|m
Catalan: melic m, llombrígol m
Chichewa: mchombo
Chinese: � (qí)
Croatian: t-|hr|pupak|m
Czech: t-|cs|pupek|m
Danish: navle c
Dutch: t+|nl|navel|m
Esperanto: t-|eo|umbiliko|xs=Esperanto
Estonian: t-|et|naba
Fijian: vico
Finnish: t+|fi|napa
French: t-|fr|ombilic|m
Galician: embigo m
German: Bauchnabel m, Nabel m
Hawaiian: piko
Hindi: नाभि (n�bhi) f
Hungarian: t-|hu|köldök
Icelandic: t+|is|nafli|m
Ilocano: puseg
Indonesian: pusat, pusar
Italian: ombelico m, (unusual) onfalo m
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Japanese: � (��, heso)
Korean: ë°°ê¼½ (baeggop)
Kurdish: navik f
Latin: t-|la|umbilicus|m
Maori: t-|mi|pito|xs=Maori
Macedonian: t|mk|пап�к|m|sc=Cyrl
Persian: FAchar|�ا� (nâf}
Polish: p�pek m
Portuguese: umbigo m
Romanian: t-|ro|buric|n
Russian: t-|ru|п�пок|m|trpupók|scCyrl
Sanskrit: नाभि (n�bhi) f
Serbian:

Spanish: t-|es|ombligo|m
Swahili: kitovu (noun 7/8)
Swedish: t-|sv|navel|c
Tamil: த�ப�ப�ள� (toppul)
Telugu: బ�డ�డ� (boDDu)
Ukrainian: t-|uk|п�пок|m|trpupók|scCyrl|xs=Ukrainian
Urdu: URchar|�ابھ (n�bhi) f, URchar|�ا� (n�f) f
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Dutch

Noun
nl-noun2|m|s|tje

1. #English|navel

Swedish

Noun
sv-noun-irreg-c|navel|naveln|navlar|navlarna

1. #English|navel

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• 2007-12-23 09:31 - Stephen G. Brown - /* Etymology */

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