Hamal \Ha*mal"\ (h[.a]*m[aum]l"), n. [Written also {hammal},
{hummaul}, {hamaul}, {khamal}, etc.] [Turk. & Ar. hamm[=a]l,
fr. Ar. hamala to carry.]
In Turkey and other Oriental countries, a porter or burden
bearer; specif., in Western India, a palanquin bearer.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]