Yiddish

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Etymology 1

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From Middle High German māl, from Old High German māl (a time), from Proto-West Germanic *māl, from Proto-Germanic *mēlą.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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מאָל (moln, plural מאָלס (mols)

  1. time, instance
Derived terms
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Conjunction

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מאָל (mol)

  1. times (multiplied by)

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Russian моль (molʹ, clothes moth).

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Noun

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מאָל (molm, plural מאָלן (moln)

  1. moth

Etymology 3

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Ultimately from Latin mōlēs, possibly via French môle and/or Russian мол (mol, breakwater, pier). Compare Polish molo, Romanian mol.

Noun

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מאָל (molm, plural מאָלן (moln)

  1. pier