Mal
See also: Appendix:Variations of "mal"
English
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Mal
- A short form of given names such as Mallory, Malcolm etc.
- (linguistics) A Mon-Khmer language of Laos and Thailand.
Anagrams
[edit]French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From .
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Mal m
German
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]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
[edit]Mal n (strong, genitive Males or Mals, plural Male or Mal)
- time (as in the first time; many times)
- occasion, case, occurrence
Declension
[edit]Declension of Mal [neuter, strong]
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]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.
Noun
[edit]Mal n (strong, genitive Males or Mals, plural Male or Mäler)
- a mark on the body, e.g. a scar, mole, etc.
- (chiefly in compounds) mark, sign in the landscape, e.g. a milestone
- (ball games) base
Usage notes
[edit]- The plural form Mäler is rare in the simplex, but common in derivatives.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From mal.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Proper noun
[edit]Mal m
- A village in Oțelu Roșu, Caraș-Severin, Romania
- A village in Sâg, Sălaj, Romania
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- ro:Villages in Caraș-Severin County, Romania
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- ro:Villages in Sălaj County, Romania
- ro:Places in Sălaj County, Romania