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Danish
Etymology
male + -ing
Noun
maling c (singular definite malingen, not used in plural form)
- paint (colouring agent)
Declension
Dutch
Etymology
From malen + -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑlɪŋ/
- Hyphenation: ma‧ling
Noun
maling f (plural malingen)
- the direction towards which, or space in which, something is milled or ground
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Javanese ꦩꦭꦶꦁ (maling, “thief; to steal”), from Old Javanese maliṅ (“thief; thievish; stealthy”).
Pronunciation
Noun
maling (plural maling-maling)
- thief
- Synonym: pencuri
Derived terms
Further reading
Javanese
Romanization
maling
- Romanization of ꦩꦭꦶꦁ
Middle French
Etymology
From Latin malignus.
Adjective
maling m (feminine singular malingne, masculine plural malingz, feminine plural malingnes)
- evil; evil-doing
Antonyms
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From male (“to paint”) + -ing.
Noun
maling f or m (definite singular malinga or malingen, indefinite plural malinger, definite plural malingene)
- paint
- painting (applying of paint)
Derived terms
See also
- måling (Nynorsk) (paint, painting)
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
maling f (definite singular malinga, indefinite plural malingar, definite plural malingane)
- paint, (pre-2012) alternative form of måling
Sundanese
Noun
maling
- thief