mahal
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Etymology edit
From Hindi महल (mahal), from Arabic مَحَلّ (maḥall, “place”).
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- A summerhouse.
- Private lodgings.
- (historical) A territorial division of pre-independence India.
- A division of a farm.
- A division of a hunting preserve.
Further reading edit
- Henry Yule; A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903), “mehaul”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […], page 566.
- H. H. Wilson (1855), “mahal”, in A Glossary of Judicial and Revenue Terms: […] , W. H. Allen & Co., →OCLC, page 318
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Bikol Central edit
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mahál (Basahan spelling ᜋᜑᜎ᜔) _ (intensified mahalon)
- expensive
- Antonym: barato
- Mahal na baga an koriyente.
- Electricity is already expensive.
- (literary, poetic) dear, beloved
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mahál (Basahan spelling ᜋᜑᜎ᜔)
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Cebuano edit
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mahál (Badlit spelling ᜋᜑᜎ᜔)
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Indonesian edit
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From Malay mahal, from Sanskrit महार्घ (mahārgha). Cognate of Tagalog mahal (“dear, expensive”).
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mahal
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- “mahal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
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From Sanskrit महार्घ (mahārgha).
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mahal (Jawi spelling ماهل)
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- Indonesian: mahal (“expensive”)
- → Tagalog: mahál (“dear, precious; expensive”)
- → Waray-Waray: mahál (“expensive”)
Further reading edit
- “mahal” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Old High German edit
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From Proto-West Germanic *mahl, *maþl, from Proto-Germanic *mahlą, *maþlą (“assembly, council”).
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mahal n
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Tagalog edit
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Possibly from Sanskrit महार्घ (mahārgha) via Malay mahal. Compare Kapampangan mal, Bikol Central mahal, Cebuano mahal, and Asi mahay, Javanese ꦩꦲꦭ꧀ (mahal).
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mahál (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜑᜎ᜔)
- dear; precious; cherished
- Synonym: mahalaga
- Mahal kong Maynila, sayo'y hindi mawawalay.
- My dear Manila, I won't part ways from you.
- Mahal na [mga] Araw ― Holy Week (literally, “Valued Days”)
- expensive; high-priced
- Synonyms: magastos, (gay slang) maharlika, (gay slang) Mahalia Jackson
- Antonym: mura
- mahal na pang-matrikula ― expensive tuition fee
- (archaic) noble; exalted
- Synonyms: dakila, kagalang-galang, maginoo, maharlika, noblesa, marangal, pinagmamalaki
- (obsolete) grave; serious
- Synonym: grabe
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mahál (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜑᜎ᜔)
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References edit
- “mahal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Noceda, Fr. Juan José de; Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves[1] (in Spanish & Tagalog), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
Turkish edit
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From Ottoman Turkish محل (mahal), from Arabic مَحَلّ (maḥall).
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mahal (definite accusative mahalli, plural mahaller)
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- The Arabic plural is mahâl with a long vowel.
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References edit
- Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962), “mahall”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 674
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “mahal”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013) The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
Uzbek edit
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mahal (plural mahallar)
- time (occurence)
Waray-Waray edit
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mahál