maal

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See also: Maal, Määl, and -maał

Alangan

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Adjective

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maál

  1. good

Buhi'non Bikol

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Malay mahal.

Adjective

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maál

  1. expensive
    Antonym: barato

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maːl/
  • Rhymes: -aːl
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

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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

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maal n (plural malen, diminutive maaltje n)

  1. 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.
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Noun

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maal f (plural malen, diminutive maaltje n)

  1. 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
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: maal
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: mali
  • Negerhollands: mal

Etymology 2

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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

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maal n (plural malen, diminutive maaltje n)

  1. stain
  2. mark, marking
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Etymology 3

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Verb

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maal

  1. inflection of malen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Etymology 4

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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

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maal f (plural malen, diminutive maaltje n)

  1. (obsolete) calf (young cow)

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Estonian

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Etymology 1

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From maalima (to paint).

Noun

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maal (genitive maali, partitive maali)

  1. painting
Declension
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Declension of maal (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative maal maalid
accusative nom.
gen. maali
genitive 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

Etymology 2

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Noun

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maal

  1. adessive singular of maa

Gamilaraay

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Gamilaraay cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : maal
    Adverbial : maala

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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maal

  1. one

References

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  • Dhiirrala Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Language Program St Joseph School Po Box 125 Walgett NSW 2368 Australia

Iriga Bicolano

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Malay mahal.

Adjective

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maál

  1. expensive
    Antonym: barato

Libon Bikol

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Malay mahal.

Adjective

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maál

  1. expensive
    Antonym: barato

Mansaka

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Malay mahal.

Adjective

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maal

  1. dear

Middle English

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Noun

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maal

  1. Alternative form of male (apple)

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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maal n

  1. obsolete typography of mål

Tala

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Noun

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maal

  1. water

References

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  • R. Blench, The Rukul language of Central Nigeria and its affinities (2006) (mentions this word in notes)

Zangwal

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Noun

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maal

  1. water

References

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  • Takács, Gábor (2007) Etymological Dictionary of Egyptian, volume 3, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 248, →ISBN