French quel, from Old French quel, from Latin quālis. IPA(key): /kɛl/ Homophones: quelle, quelles, quelsquel m (feminine quelle, masculine plural quels, feminine
Proto-Vietic *k-veːr (“village”). Cognate with Vietnamese quê. Doublet of quê (borrowed from Vietnamese). IPA(key): /kwel¹/ quêl (Mường Bi) village, hamlet