maal

See also: mål and mäl

Alangan

Adjective

maál

1. good

Buhi'non Bikol

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay mahal.

Adjective

maál

1. expensive

   Antonym: barato

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maːl/
• Rhymes: -aːl

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Etymology 1

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

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.

Synonyms

• maaltijd

Noun

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

• keer

Derived terms

• ditmaal
• eenmaal, tweemaal (etc.)
• nogmaals
• meermaals
• meermalen
• hiernamaals
• hiernumaals

Descendants

• Afrikaans: maal
• Berbice Creole Dutch: mali
• Negerhollands: mal

Etymology 2

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

maal n (plural malen, diminutive maaltje n)

1. stain
2. mark, marking

Derived terms

• gedenkmaal

Related terms

• malen

Etymology 3

Verb

maal

1. inflection of malen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

Etymology 4

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

maal f (plural malen, diminutive maaltje n)

1. (obsolete) calf (young cow)

Anagrams

• lama

Estonian

Etymology 1

From maalima (“to paint”).

Noun

maal (genitive maali, partitive maali)

1. painting

Declension

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

Noun

maal

1. adessive singular of maa

Gamilaraay

Gamilaraay cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : maal     Adverbial : maala

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maːl/

Numeral

maal

1. 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

1. expensive

   Antonym: barato

Libon Bikol

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay mahal.

Adjective

maál

1. expensive

   Antonym: barato

Mansaka

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay mahal.

Adjective

maal

1. dear

Middle English

Noun

maal

1. Alternative form of male (“apple”)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

maal n

1. obsolete typography of mål

Tala

Noun

maal

1. water

References

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

Zangwal

Noun

maal

1. water

References

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