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Yiddish
Etymology 1
From Middle High German māl, from Old High German māl (“a time”), from Proto-West Germanic *māl, from Proto-Germanic *mēlą.
Pronunciation
Noun
מאָל • (mol) n, plural מאָלס (mols)
- time, instance
Derived terms
- אַ מאָל (a mol, “sometimes, once”)
- אַ סך מאָל (a sakh mol, “many times, oft, repeatedly”)
Conjunction
מאָל • (mol)
- times (multiplied by)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Russian моль (molʹ, “clothes moth”).
Pronunciation
Noun
מאָל • (mol) m, plural מאָלן (moln)
- moth
Etymology 3
Ultimately from Latin mōlēs, possibly via French môle and/or Russian мол (mol, “breakwater, pier”). Compare Polish molo, Romanian mol.
Noun
מאָל • (mol) m, plural מאָלן (moln)
- pier