Muul

See also: muul and müul

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German mūl, from Proto-Germanic *mūlą. Cognate with German Maul.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muːl/

Noun

Muul n (plural Müüler, diminutive Müüli)

1. mouth
   • 1903, Robert Walser, Der Teich:

     Was meint er eigetlich […]? Mi dörfi nit's Mul uftue?

     What did he mean earlier? That you shouldn't open your mouth?

2. (Uri) maw (mouth of an animal)

Usage notes

• Unlike its German cognate Maul, Muul is not derogatory when referring to a person's mouth.

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 38.

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• Moul (Moselle Franconian)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muːl/ (but some of the nouns may be distinguished by tone)

Etymology 1

From Middle High German mūle, from Old High German mūla, from Proto-Germanic *mūlō.

Noun

Muul f (plural Muule, diminutive Müülche)

1. (Ripuarian) mouth of a person

   Synonyms: Mond, Monk (both rare)

Etymology 2

From Middle High German mūl, from Old High German *mūl, from Proto-Germanic *mūlą.

Noun

Muul n (plural Müüler, diminutive Müülche)

1. (Ripuarian) mouth of an animal; snout; muzzle

Etymology 3

From French mule, probably via Middle Dutch mule, muyle.

Noun

Muul f (plural Muule)

1. (western Ripuarian) slipper

German Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German mûl, from Old Saxon *mūl, from Proto-Germanic *mūlą.

Noun

Muul n (plural Mulen)

1. mouth
2. muzzle