szál

Etymology
Of debated origin:
 * 1) From, ultimately possibly from . Cognates include 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.
 * 2) A native word. Split from the noun sense of the obsolete term, with a possible original meaning of “split object”. See  for the same stem.

Noun

 * 1) thread a long, thin and flexible form of material, generally with a round cross-section, used in sewing, weaving or in the construction of string; it can be used attributively preceded by a quantity
 * 2) fiber, fibre
 * 3) stick
 * 4) straw
 * 5)  bond, tie an emotional link, connection or union; that which holds two or more people together
 * 6)  thread, string, web any interconnected set of persons, places, actions, or things in a plot or scheme
 * 1) straw
 * 2)  bond, tie an emotional link, connection or union; that which holds two or more people together
 * 3)  thread, string, web any interconnected set of persons, places, actions, or things in a plot or scheme
 * 1)  bond, tie an emotional link, connection or union; that which holds two or more people together
 * 2)  thread, string, web any interconnected set of persons, places, actions, or things in a plot or scheme
 * 1)  thread, string, web any interconnected set of persons, places, actions, or things in a plot or scheme

Usage notes
Not to be confused with the verb, pronounced with a long l.