Mal
See also: Appendix:Variations of "mal"
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Mal
- A short form of given names such as Mallory, Malcolm etc.
- (linguistics) A Mon-Khmer language of Laos and Thailand.
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From .
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Mal m
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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]
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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
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- The plural form Mäler is rare in the simplex, but common in derivatives.
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Romanian edit
Etymology edit
From mal.
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Mal m
- A village in Oțelu Roșu, Caraș-Severin, Romania
- A village in Sâg, Sălaj, Romania