whole

English - Turkish

Definition of whole in English Turkish dictionary

{s} tam

Bir tam günlük çalışmadan sonra bir bardak bira gibi bir şey yoktur. - There is nothing like a glass of beer after a whole day's work.

Devriye arabaları alanının tamamını kapsamaktadır. - The patrol cars cover the whole of the area.

bütün

Tom bütün gününü yatakta okuyarak geçirdi. - Tom spent the whole day reading in bed.

Karam, bütün okuldaki en iyi öğrencidir. - Karam is the best student in the whole school.

{i} tüm

Bu pencere tüm şehre bakıyor. - This window overlooks the whole city.

Yeni Zelanda'nın tüm nüfusu 3.410.000 olup, bunun yedide biri Maori halkıdır. - The whole population of New Zealand is 3,410,000, and one seventh of it are the Maori people.

tamamen

Sana tamamen katılıyorum. - On the whole I agree with you.

Bu tamamen farklı bir mesele. - That's a whole different matter.

{i} toplam

Bütün, parçaların toplamından daha büyüktür. - The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

tek parça

{s} yarasız beresiz

sağlığı yerinde

bütünlüklü

bitev

whole hog bir şeyin bütünü

sağalmış

whole blood bütün kan

kül

Büyük bir ateş bütün kasabayı kül haline getirdi. - The big fire reduced the whole town to ashes.

Tüm insanlar sağlıklı ve kültürlü yaşam minimum standartlarını koruma hakkına sahip olacaktır. - All people shall have the right to maintain the minimum standards of wholesome and cultured living.

{s} öz

Bütün takım için özür diledim. - I apologized to the whole team.

Ben bütün haftayı yalnız geçirdim ve ben konuşmayı özledim. - I spent the whole week alone, and I longed for conversation.

{s} sağlıklı

Sen gençsin. Senin önünde sağlıklı bir hayat var. - You're young. You have your whole life ahead of you.

Yağlar gibi komple bir yiyecek grubunu kesmeyi çok sağlıklı bulmuyorum. - I don't think it's very healthy to cut out whole groups of foods like fats.

iyi

Eserleri bir bütün olarak ne iyi nede kötü. - As a whole his works are neither good nor bad.

Yüzme vücudun bütünü için iyi bir egzersizdir. - Swimming is good exercise for the whole body.

{s} sağlam

{s} 1. tam; bütün, tüm: He stayed there for a whole week. Tam bir hafta orada kaldı. She talked the whole time. Hep konuştu. Give me your whole

{s} toplu

Bütün toplum bu planın arkasında. - The whole community is behind this plan.

İlk olarak bir C kursu aldığım zaman sınıfta açıklanan tek bir şeyi anlayamadım. Allah'a şükür ki bütün topluluğun nasıl çalıştığını bana açıklamak için bir programcı olan bir arkadaşım var. - When I first took a C course, I couldn't understand a single thing explained in class. Thank God I got a friend of mine who's a programmer to explain to me how the whole caboodle works.

go the whole hog bir işi tam yapmak

şişe kanı

iyileşmiş

tam şey

tam; bütün, tüm: He stayed there for a whole week. Tam bir hafta orada kaldı. She talked the whole time. Hep konuştu. Give me your whole

sonuna kadar uğraşmak

sağ

Yağlar gibi komple bir yiyecek grubunu kesmeyi çok sağlıklı bulmuyorum. - I don't think it's very healthy to cut out whole groups of foods like fats.

Ailesi için sağlıklı yemekler hazırlar. - She prepares wholesome meals for her family.

bütün bütün

zinde

komple

Yağlar gibi komple bir yiyecek grubunu kesmeyi çok sağlıklı bulmuyorum. - I don't think it's very healthy to cut out whole groups of foods like fats.

entire

bütün

Soruyu bütünü ile inceleyin. - Examine the question in its entirety.

Bütün günü plajda geçirdik. - We spent the entire day on the beach.

entire

{s} tüm

Tom'un vasiyetine göre, Mary onun tüm gayrimenkulünü miras olarak alacak. - According to Tom's will, Mary will inherit his entire estate.

Yeni vergi girişinin tüm ekonomiyi etkilemesi bekleniyor. - The introduction of the new tax is expected to affect the entire economy.

whole day

bütün gün

whole day

sabahtan akşama kadar

whole amount

(Turizm) tutarın tamamı

whole and complete

(Biyokimya) tam kan

whole body

(Çevre) bütün vücut

whole bow

(Muzik) tam yay ile

whole cargo

(Ticaret) bütün yük

(Tıp) tam zincir

(Bilgisayar) tüm belge

whole document

(Bilgisayar) tüm belgeye

whole fat cheese

(Gıda) tam yağlı peynir

whole field

(Bilgisayar) alanın tamamı

whole field

(Bilgisayar) tüm alan

whole ground

tamamen öğütülmüş

whole insurance

(Sigorta) ölüm hali hayat sigortası

whole life assurance

(Ticaret) yaşam boyu sigorta

whole life assurance

(Sigorta) yaşam boyu hayat sigortası

whole list

(Bilgisayar) tüm liste

whole milk

(Gıda) tam süt

whole ownership

(Ticaret) tam mülkiyet

whole page

(Bilgisayar) tam sayfa

whole page

(Bilgisayar) tüm sayfa

(Gıda) bütün halinde dilimlenmiş

whole table

(Bilgisayar) tüm tablo

whole tables

(Bilgisayar) tüm tablolar

whole timber

azman

whole to part training

(Askeri) yukarıdan aşağı eğitim

whole tone

(Muzik) tam ses

whole turmeric

(Tarım) bütün zerdeçal

whole units

bütün üniteler

whole wheat flour

(Gıda) değirmen unu

whole word method

(Dilbilim) bütüncül sözcük

whole word only

(Bilgisayar) tam sözcükler

whole words

(Bilgisayar) tam sözcükler

whole wheat bread

buğday ekmeği

whole wheat flour

Çekilmemiş/öğütülmemiş karanfil

whole hog or none

Bütün domuz ya da hiçbiri

İki tam sayının kesirleri olarak ifade edilebilen sayılar, rasyonel sayılar olarak adlandırılır. - Numbers that can be expressed as fractions of two whole numbers are called rational numbers.

whole wheat flour

(Gıda) (sıfat)kepekli unla yapılan

whole wheat flour

(Gıda) (isim) kepekli un

whole-grain bread

Tam tahıllı ekmek

whole-grain bread

tam buğday ekmeği

whole-time

tüm süre boyunca

she talked the whole time.

whole body counter

(Nükleer Bilimler) tüm vücut yükü sayıcı,tüm vücut sayıcısı

(Ticaret) tam sigorta

whole grain

(Tarım) öğütülmemiş (dane halde)

tam boya göre yapılan

whole life insurance

(Ticaret) tam hayat sigortası

whole new ball game

(deyim) bahis konusu olan sorundan cok degisik baska bir sorun; simdikinden cok degisik bir durum

(Bilgisayar) tüm sayı

whole of

-in tamamı

whole wheat bread

(Gıda) kepekli unlu ekmek

a whole range of something

Birşeyin tamamı

on the whole

her şeyi hesaba katarak

on the whole

genellikle

İngilizler, genellikle, tutucudur. - Englishmen are, on the whole, conservative.

Genellikle Japonlar muhafazakardır. - On the whole, the Japanese are conservative.

wholly

tamamen

Onun sözleri tamamen anlamsızdı. - Her words were wholly void of meaning.

Ben tamamen sizinle aynı fikirde değilim. - I don't wholly agree with you.

(Muzik) birlik

(Bilgisayar) tüm sözcüğü eşleştir

match whole word only

(Bilgisayar) tüm sözcüğü eşleştir

on the whole

her şeyi düşünürsek

on the whole

her şey hesaba katılırsa

Her şey hesaba katılırsa pomato bitkileri bu yıl iyi büyüyor. - On the whole, the pomato plants are growing well this year.

Her şey hesaba katılırsa, parti başarılıydı. - The party was, on the whole, successful.

the whole

tamam

O, dokuz yardın tamamını satın aldı. - He bought the whole nine yards.

Sana tamamen katılıyorum. - On the whole I agree with you.

worth the whole world

tüm dünyaya bedel

worth the whole world

dünyalara bedel

as a whole

bütün olarak

Bir bütün olarak, plan iyi gibi görünüyor. - As a whole, the plan seems to be good.

Denemenin birkaç hatası var fakat bir bütün olarak çok iyi. - Your essay has some mistakes, but as a whole it is very good.

aston whole number rule

aston tam sayılar kuralı

entire

tutuş

entire

tam

O, tamamen cesaretsiz değil. - He is not entirely without courage.

Ben, onun söylediğini tamamen anlamıyorum. - I don't entirely understand what he said.

the whole caboodle

Tamamen, bütünüyle, tamamıyla

Hidayet Türkoğlu who is playing basketball in NBA Team is at whole clever and skillful.

become whole

bütün olmak

make sth up out of whole cloth

işkembeden atmak

on whole

bütün olarak

the whole kaboodle

Toru topu, hepsi, tümü, tamamı, cümlesi

the whole kit and caboodle

k. dili takım taklavat, topu, hepsi birden

heyetiyle as it is, as

entire

{s} katışıksız

entire

{s} iğdiş edilmemiş

entire

iğdiş edilmemiş at

entire

iğdiş edilmemiş tek parçadan ibaret

entire

hepsi

Tom gece yarısında uyandı ve bir paket cipsin hepsini yedi. - Tom woke up in the middle of the night and ate an entire bag of chips.

entire

{s} bütün, tamam, hepsi: the entire group grubun hepsi

entire

{s} saf

Zorbalık ciddi bir problemdir fakat onu saf dışı bırakmaya çalışmanın tamamen gerçekçi bir teklif olmadığını anlamak zorundayız. - Bullying is a serious problem, but we have to understand that setting out to eliminate it entirely isn't a realistic proposition.

Bütün öğleden sonrayı arkadaşlarla sohbet ederek geçirdim. - I spent the whole afternoon chatting with friends.

Bütün pastayı yiyecek mi? - Will he eat the whole cake?

{i} sağlamlık

{i} bütünlük

hep

z. tamamıyla, bütünüyle

English - English

Definition of whole in English English dictionary

An entirety

in entirety; entirely; wholly

I ate a fish whole!.

Something complete, without any parts missing

entire

I ate a whole fish.

The entire city burned. - The whole city burned.

Tom has lived in Boston his entire life. - Tom has lived in Boston his whole life.

sound, uninjured, healthy

Whole of an ancient evil, I sleep sound.

{n} the total, all of a thing, a sum

{a} total, all, restored to health, well, kindly

If you refer to the whole of something, you mean all of it. He has said he will make an apology to the whole of Asia for his country's past behaviour I was cold throughout the whole of my body. the whole of August. Whole is also an adjective. He'd been observing her the whole trip We spent the whole summer in Italy that year. = entire

complete or entire, as in: Bread made from whole grains is healthful

(of siblings) having the same parents; "whole brothers and sisters

A regular combination of parts; a system

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete; "gave his whole attention"; "a whole wardrobe for the tropics"; "the whole hog"; "a whole week"; "the baby cried the whole trip home"; "a whole loaf of bread"

an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"

If you refer to something as a whole, you are referring to it generally and as a single unit. He described the move as a victory for the people of South Africa as a whole As a whole we do not eat enough fibre in Britain

comprising all the parts; free from deficiency; all; total; entire; as, the whole earth; the whole solar system; the whole army; the whole nation

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'); "he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the directions were all wrong"; "it was not altogether her fault"; "an altogether new approach"; "a whole new idea"

(of siblings) having the same parents; "whole brothers and sisters"

all of something including all its component elements or parts; "Europe considered as a whole"; "the whole of American literature"

If something is whole, it is in one piece and is not broken or damaged. I struck the glass with my fist with all my might; yet it remained whole Small bones should be avoided as the dog may swallow them whole and risk internal injury. = intact

A whole is a single thing which contains several different parts. An atom itself is a complete whole, with its electrons, protons and neutrons and other elements

an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit" all of something including all its component elements or parts; "Europe considered as a whole"; "the whole of American literature" including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete; "gave his whole attention"; "a whole wardrobe for the tropics"; "the whole hog"; "a whole week"; "the baby cried the whole trip home"; "a whole loaf of bread" (of siblings) having the same parents; "whole brothers and sisters

You use on the whole to indicate that what you are saying is true in general but may not be true in every case, or that you are giving a general opinion or summary of something. On the whole, people miss the opportunity to enjoy leisure = generally

exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; "hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again"

Complete; entire; not defective or imperfect; not broken or fractured; unimpaired; uninjured; integral; as, a whole orange; the egg is whole; the vessel is whole

{s} complete, not in pieces; full; entire, including every part; healthy, well

An entirety that may (or may not) be composed of constituate parts

emphasis You use whole to emphasize what you are saying. It was like seeing a whole different side of somebody His father had helped invent a whole new way of doing business. = totally Whole is also an adjective. That saved me a whole bunch of money

{i} totality; completeness; entirety

The entire thing; the entire assemblage of parts; totality; all of a thing, without defect or exception; a thing complete in itself

Containing the total amount, number, etc

Possessing, or being in a state of, heath and soundness; healthy; sound; well

Blood Sequestration Whole blood sequestration is a term that describes the actual process of removing fresh whole blood from a patient's circulation into blood collection bags containing anticoagulant Whole blood sequestration must be used in conjunction with ANH, since removal of blood from the circulation might result in hypovolemia, i e hypotension Similarly, ANH is invariably combined with whole blood sequestration, in order to conserve autologous blood Whole blood sequestration should be viewed as a mechanical maneuver and ANH as a compensatory physiologic endpoint

hole

hol

hool

whole ball of wax

everything of a similar or related nature

We've got pots, pans, the food and cooking utensils—the whole ball of wax.

whole ball of wax

the entire or overall plan, concept or action

In my opinion the whole ball of wax depends on what she'll say.

whole chebang

Archaic spelling of whole shebang

whole cloth

A newly made textile which has not yet been cut. Also called broad cloth

whole cloth

Something made completely new, with no history, and not based on anything else

And, mind you, emotions are among the toughest things in the world to manufacture out of whole cloth; it is easier to manufacture seven facts than one emotion.

whole cloth

A complete fabrication. A lie with no basis in the truth

Mr. Doe's account of the accident was made from whole cloth.

whole enchilada

All of something or a group of related things taken in totality

It is only by loving all of ourselves (the whole enchilada!) that unconditional love of self is possible.

whole food

Food that is unprocessed and unrefined, or processed or refined as little as possible

Unpolished grains that retained their outer coating were a major lynchpin of his 'whole foods'-based diet.

whole foods

plural form of whole food

whole hog

Committed without restraint

whole hog

Totally; entirely

whole hog

The entire amount; the full extent

whole language

Used to describe a method of teaching literacy that emphasises the recognition of words in an everyday context; often contrasted with phonics

whole note

A musical note four beats long in 4/4 time

whole notes

plural form of whole note

plural form of whole number

whole package

Something or someone that possesses a full set of relevant characteristics, usually desirable ones

Can we this quote? C. Colston Burrell, Judith Knott Tyler, Hellebores: a comprehensive guide, ISBN 0881927651, page 17:For us, they are the whole package—fantastic foliage, precocious bloom, and beautiful flowers. In short, elegant simplicity.

whole package

All the elements constituting a whole or occurring as a unit

whole rest

A symbol used in musical notation drawn as a solid rectangle directly below the line above the middle line of a staff whose height is half the distance between lines

whole rest

A whole rest is a pause or interval of silence equal in duration to two half rests or one half of a breve rest. In common or 4/4 time, its duration is four beats

whole rests

plural form of whole rest

whole shebang

A building or house and everything in it

whole shebang

Everything; the entire thing

The festival had balloons, flowers, fireworks, performers, and the whole shebang.

whole step

An interval equal to two half steps or a ratio of 1.122

whole-note

Attributive form of whole note, noun

whole-wheat

made from whole-wheat flour

whole-wheat

made from all the constituents of the wheat grain

whole grain

A cereal grain that contains the germ, endosperm, and bran, in contrast to refined grains, which retain only the endosperm

whole blood

Blood drawn from the body from which no constituent, such as plasma or platelets, has been removed

whole blood

blood that has not been modified except for the addition of an anticoagulant; "whole blood is normally used in blood transfusions

whole brother

brother born from the same parents

whole caboodle

everything available

whole cloth

Pure fabrication or fiction: "He invented, almost out of whole cloth, what it means to be American" (Ned Rorem). "His account of being drugged, kidnapped and tortured was made up of whole cloth" (George Carver)

whole gale

wind moving 55-63 knots; 10 on the Beaufort scale

whole gale

A wind with a speed ranging from 55 to 63 miles (87 to 102 kilometers) per hour, according to the Beaufort scale

whole grain

{s} being natural or grain that is not processed containing the germ and bran

whole grain rice

rice in its casing, unhulled rice that is thought to be healthier than hulled rice

whole hog

Completely; unreservedly: swallowed the official version whole hog

whole hog

everything, completely, entirely; thoroughly; with all one's heart

whole holiday

{i} entire vacation, full time that a holiday lasts

whole kit and caboodle

everything available, entire amount

whole kit and kaboodle

everything available, whole kit and caboodle, entire amount

whole life insurance

Insurance that provides death protection for the insured's entire lifetime

whole life insurance

insurance on the life of the insured for a fixed amount at a definite premium that is paid each year in the same amount during the entire lifetime of the insured

whole lot

(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty"

whole milk

milk which has not had any fat removed

whole milk

milk from which no constituent (such as fat) has been removed

whole milk

Milk from which no constituent, such as fat, has been removed

whole nine yards

(Informal) everything possible (Usage ex: They renovated the whole house from start to finish, the whole nine yards.)

whole note

a musical note having the longest time value (equal to four beats in common time)

whole note

(Music) note equal in time duration to four quarter notes

whole note

A whole note is a musical note that has a time value equal to two half notes. A note having, in common time, the value of four beats. a musical note which continues for as long as two half notes British Equivalent: semibreve

whole number

A whole number doesn't contain a fraction A whole number is an integer which has 1 or more units and can be positive or negative

whole number

number which does not have a decimal ending, integer

whole number

a number that can be represented by one or more digits with no other symbols -- " rounding to the nearest whole number means the same as rounding to the nearest unit " (19)

whole number

A whole number is an exact number such as 1, 7, and 24, as opposed to a number with fractions or decimals. = integer. a number such as 0, 1, 2 etc that is not a fraction = integer

whole number

These include 0, as well as all the positive numbers which are not fractions Some whole numbers are: 5, 8, 0, 984 Some numbers which are not whole numbers are: -5, ¾, 5¼, 2 1

whole number

Positive Integer, Without Fractional Part

whole number

The set of numbers that includes zero and all of the natural numbers

whole number

An integer, positive, negative, or zero For example: 24, 23, 22, 21 0, 1, 2, 3, 4

whole number

any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero

whole number

A whole number doesn't contain a fraction A whole number is a positive integer which has 1 or more units and can be positive or negative

whole number

any positive integer, sometime 0 is included Example: "1, 24, 28, 500"

whole rest

a musical rest equal in duration to four beats in common time

whole rest

A rest having the value of four beats in common time

whole shebang

everything available; usually preceded by `the'; "we saw the whole shebang"; "a hotdog with the works"; "we took on the whole caboodle"; "for $10 you get the full treatment

whole slew

{i} (followed by "of") large amount or number, large extent; plenty

whole snipe

common snipe of Eurasia and Africa

whole universe

very much, all the information, entire world

whole wheat

whole wheat flour or bread uses all of the grain, including the outer layer British Equivalent: wholemeal

whole wheat bread

dark bread: bread made with whole wheat flour

whole wheat flour

Regular whole wheat flour used in bread-making is ground from hard winter wheat and contains a high degree of gluten Gluten gives the flour the ability to absorb more liquid, which helps the dough to rise Whole wheat pastry flour is made from softer grains and contributes to a finer texture in baking muffins and cookies Avoid using white flour when possible because it has been processed, or substitute a portion with whole wheat flour Whole wheat goods should be bought over their refined counterparts

whole wheat flour

White flour has had the germ and bran removed; whole wheat flour contains both It is nutritionally superior and has a stronger flavor The ground germ contains oil which can grow rancid and bitter So store carefully (in the freezer if you have room)

whole wheat flour

flour made by grinding the entire wheat berry including the bran; (`whole meal flour' is British usage)

whole wheat flour

Gehun atta Flour

whole world

entire world, all the information, all the contents of the world

whole-hearted

involving all your feelings, interest etc wholehearted support/acceptance/cooperation etc

whole-heartedly

with a full heart, in full faith, completely, with complete certainty

whole-hog

{s} entire, whole; all-inclusive

whole-wheat

grains of wheat which are still in their shells

whole-wheat bread

bread made out of whole wheat

whole-wheat flour

flour made out of whole wheat kernels

whole-word method

teaching reading by training beginners to associate printed words with spoken words

a whole 'nother

Alternative form of a whole nother

The problem is that when you physically try to impede my progress—then it moves up to a whole ’nother level that you probably can’t handle me on.

a whole nother

An entirely different; an intensified version of another

A lazy blueness, from a whole nother age, is spread all above me.

go the whole hog

To do something as entirely or completely as possible; to reserve or hold back nothing

If you can afford a new computer, you might as well go the whole hog and get a Mac..

goes the whole hog

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of go the whole hog

going the whole hog

Present participle of go the whole hog

gone the whole hog

Past participle of go the whole hog

on the whole

For the most part; apart from some insignificant details

The language was wrong for the period, but, on the whole, I enjoyed the film.

the whole nine yards

All the way; with everything done completely or thoroughly

They really went the whole nine yards with this party.

the whole nine yards

And everything. Often used, like etc., to finish out a list

They have books, CDs, cassettes, DVDs, the whole nine yards.

the whole shooting match

everything; the entire collection, endeavor, or activity

It started raining on their picnic and they had to move the whole shooting match inside.

the whole world and his dog

everybody; too many people; a huge crowd

I'd love to go to the Harry Potter opening, but the whole world and his dog will be there and I don't like crowds.

went the whole hog

Simple past of go the whole hog

wholly

completely and entirely; to the fullest extent

{n} universal

{n} all

I was in Boston almost all summer. - I was in Boston for almost the whole summer.

He ate all of the apple. - He ate the whole apple.

wholly

{a} all

wholly

{a} totally, completely, perfectly

a whole new ball game

A completely different situation, often one which is difficult or which you know little about. "We'd done a lot of climbing in Scotland but the Himalayas were a whole new ball game."

Wholly

holly

wholeness

The quality or state of being whole, entire, or sound; entireness; totality; completeness

wholeness

an unreduced or unbroken completeness or totality

wholeness

{i} state of being whole or unbroken; healthiness; soundness

wholeness

Wholeness is the quality of being complete or a single unit and not broken or divided into parts. the need for wholeness and harmony in mind, body and spirit

wholeness

a state of robust good health

wholeness

The quality of something considered as a whole

wholes

plural of whole

wholly

To the exclusion of other things; totally; fully

wholly

exclusively and solely

wholly

completely, totally, fully, absolutely

wholly

In a whole or complete manner; entirely; completely; perfectly

wholly

emphasis You use wholly to emphasize the extent or degree to which something is the case. While the two are only days apart in age they seem to belong to wholly different generations For urban areas this approach was wholly inadequate = completely, entirely. completely

Turkish - English

Definition of whole in Turkish English dictionary
sürü sepet the whole kit and caboodle, the whole lot: Sürü sepet geldiler: The whole kit and caboodle of them came

whole

Turkish pronunciation

hōl

Synonyms

accomplished, aggregate, all, choate, completed, concentrated, conclusive, consummate, every, exclusive, exhaustive, fixed, fulfilled, full, full-length

Antonyms

fractional, incomplete, part, partial, broken, deficient, imperfect, insufficient, hurt, impaired, sick, unhealthy

Pronunciation

/ˈhōl/ /ˈhoʊl/

Etymology

[ hOl ] (adjective.) before 12th century. From Middle English hool (“healthy, unhurt, whole”), from Old English hāl (“healthy, safe”), from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (“whole, safe, sound”) (compare Dutch heel, German heil, Danish hel), from Proto-Indo-European *kóhₐilus (“healthy, whole”), Welsh coel 'omen', Breton kel 'omen, mention', Old Prussian kails 'healthy', Old Church Slavonic cĕlŭ 'healthy, unhurt', Ancient Greek koîlu 'good'). Related to hale, health, and heal. The spelling with wh-, introduced in the 15th century, was for disambiguation with hole.