Mal
See also: Appendix:Variations of "mal"
English
Proper noun
Mal
- A short form of given names such as Mallory, Malcolm etc.
- (linguistics) A Mon-Khmer language of Laos and Thailand.
French
Etymology
From .
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mal/
German
Etymology 1
From Middle High German and Old High German māl, from Proto-West Germanic *māl, from Proto-Germanic *mēlą. See also Mahl (“meal”), which is ultimately the same word. Cognate with English meal.
Noun
Mal n (strong, genitive Males or Mals, plural Male or Mal)
- time (as in the first time; many times)
- occasion, case, occurrence
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Middle High German māl, from Old High German māl. Related with malen (“to paint”) and cognate with Dutch maal. Early on influenced by etymologically unrelated Middle High German meil, from Old High German meil, from Proto-Germanic *mailą, from which last English mole.
Usage notes
- The plural form Mäler is rare in the simplex, but common in derivatives.
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