merel
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- meerle (archaic)
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch merle, meerle, from Old Dutch *merla, from Latin merula. Compare Luxembourgish Märel, regional German Merle.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
merel m (plural merels, diminutive mereltje n)
- The blackbird, Turdus merula
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- merel on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
Estonian edit
Noun edit
merel
Romani edit
Etymology edit
From Sanskrit मरति (marati, “to die”).
Verb edit
merel
- to die
- to love passionately
- Me merav palal laθe! ― I love her very much!
References edit
- Yūsuke Sumi (2018) “merel”, in ニューエクスプレス ロマ(ジプシー)語 [New Express Romani (Gypsy)] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, →ISBN, page 140