maal
Alangan
Adjective
maál
- good
Buhi'non Bikol
Etymology
From Malay mahal.
Adjective
maál
- expensive
- Antonym: barato
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maːl/
- Rhymes: -aːl
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Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch mael, from Old Dutch *māl, from Proto-West Germanic *māl, from Proto-Germanic *mēlą, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- (“to measure”). Compare German Mahl, English meal, Danish mål.
Noun
maal n (plural malen, diminutive maaltje n)
- meal
- 1732, Cornelis van Alkemade, Pieter van der Schelling, chapter XXV, in Nederlands displegtigheden. Eerste deel:
- “En wel voornaamelyk waaren de Voorouders gewoon, naa het ophouden, en afleggen van vyandschap, en alle verschillen, hunne verzoening, vereeniging, en vernieuwing van vrindschap te betuigen met het voorbedagtelyk aanregten van een byzonderen Maaltyd, het Maal der Verzoeninge, of Verzoen-maal, en by verkorting Zoen-maal genaamd.”
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Synonyms
- maaltijd
Noun
maal f (plural malen, diminutive maaltje n)
- time, turn, occurrence
Synonyms
- keer
Derived terms
- ditmaal
- eenmaal, tweemaal (etc.)
- nogmaals
- meermaals
- meermalen
- hiernamaals
- hiernumaals
Descendants
- Afrikaans: maal
- Berbice Creole Dutch: mali
- Negerhollands: mal
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch mael, from Proto-West Germanic *māl, from Proto-Germanic *mēlą (“mark, sign”), from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“dark color”).
Cognate with compare Old English mæl, Old Norse mál (“ornament (on a sword)”), Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌻 (mēl, “writing, scripture”), Welsh melyn (“yellow”), Lithuanian mė́las (“black”), Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “dark-colored, black”).
Noun
maal n (plural malen, diminutive maaltje n)
- stain
- mark, marking
Derived terms
- gedenkmaal
Related terms
- malen
Verb
maal
- first-person singular present indicative of malen
- imperative of malen
Etymology 4
From Middle Dutch mael, male, from Old Dutch māla, from Proto-Germanic *mēlō (“young cow”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *(s)melh₁-. Compare Old Irish míl (“animal”), Ancient Greek μῆλον (mêlon, “lamb”) , Breton mil (“animal”), Armenian մալ (mal, “sheep; mutton; wether; cattle; livestock”), Central Kurdish ماڵ (mall, “livestock”).
Noun
maal f (plural malen, diminutive maaltje n)
- (obsolete) calf (young cow)
Anagrams
- lama
Estonian
Etymology 1
From maalima (“to paint”).
Noun
maal (genitive maali, partitive maali)
- painting
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | maal | maalid |
| genitive | maali | maalide |
| partitive | maali | maale / maalisid |
| illative | maali / maalisse | maalidesse / maalesse |
| inessive | maalis | maalides / maales |
| elative | maalist | maalidest / maalest |
| allative | maalile | maalidele / maalele |
| adessive | maalil | maalidel / maalel |
| ablative | maalilt | maalidelt / maalelt |
| translative | maaliks | maalideks / maaleks |
| terminative | maalini | maalideni |
| essive | maalina | maalidena |
| abessive | maalita | maalideta |
| comitative | maaliga | maalidega |
Noun
maal
- adessive singular of maa
Gamilaraay
| < 0 | 1 | 2 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : maal Adverbial : maala | ||
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maːl/
Numeral
maal
- one
References
- Dhiirrala Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Language Program St Joseph School Po Box 125 Walgett NSW 2368 Australia
Iriga Bicolano
Etymology
From Malay mahal.
Adjective
maál
- expensive
- Antonym: barato
Libon Bikol
Etymology
From Malay mahal.
Adjective
maál
- expensive
- Antonym: barato
Mansaka
Etymology
From Malay mahal.
Adjective
maal
- dear
Middle English
Noun
maal
- Alternative form of male (“apple”)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
maal n
- obsolete typography of mål
Tala
Noun
maal
- water
References
- R. Blench, The Rukul language of Central Nigeria and its affinities (2006) (mentions this word in notes)
Zangwal
Noun
maal
- water
References
- Takács, Gábor (2007) Etymological Dictionary of Egyptian, volume 3, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 248, →ISBN