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Alangan Adjective maál
good Buhi'non Bikol Etymology Borrowed from Malay mahal
Adjective maál
expensive
Antonym: barato Dutch Pronunciation Etymology 1 From Middle Dutch mael Old Dutch *māl Proto-West Germanic *māl Proto-Germanic *mēlą Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- ( “ to measure ” ) . Compare German Mahl English meal Danish mål
Noun maal n plural malen diminutive maaltje n
meal
Ik bereid een heerlijke maal met pasta en saus. I'm preparing a delicious meal with pasta and sauce. Het restaurant serveert heerlijke malen uit verschillende keukens. The restaurant serves delicious meals from various cuisines. Na een lange dag werken, genoten we van een gezamenlijke maal met onze vrienden. After a long day at work, we enjoyed a communal meal with our friends. Synonyms Noun maal f plural malen diminutive maaltje n
time , turn , occurrence
Dit is de eerste maal dat ik hier ben geweest. This is the first time I have been here. Ik heb het je al drie malen verteld. I have told you three times already. Het gebeurde een paar malen dat de stroom uitviel. It happened a few times that the power went out. Hij slaagde erin het probleem in één enkele maal op te lossen. He managed to solve the problem in a single occurrence . Synonyms Derived terms Descendants Afrikaans: maal
Berbice Creole Dutch: mali
Negerhollands: mal Etymology 2 From Middle Dutch mael Proto-West Germanic *māl Proto-Germanic *mēlą ( “ mark, sign ” ) , from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- ( “ dark color ” ) .
Cognate with compare Old English mæl 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 Related terms Etymology 3 Verb maal
inflection of malen
first-person singular present indicative imperative Etymology 4 From Middle Dutch mael male Old Dutch māla Proto-Germanic *mēlō ( “ young cow ” ) , of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *(s)melh₁- 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 Estonian Etymology 1 From maalima ( “ to paint ” ) .
Noun maal (genitive maali partitive maali
painting Declension Etymology 2 Noun maal
adessive singular of maa Gamilaraay Pronunciation Numeral maal
one References Dhiirrala Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Language Program St Joseph School Po Box 125 Walgett NSW 2368 Australia Iriga Bicolano Etymology Borrowed from Malay mahal
Adjective maál
expensive
Antonym: barato Libon Bikol Etymology Borrowed from Malay mahal
Adjective maál
expensive
Antonym: barato Mansaka Etymology Borrowed 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 248 , →ISBN