Palauan

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Etymology

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From Pre-Palauan *ma-lulu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tunu, from Proto-Austronesian *CuNuh.

Verb

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melul

  1. to broil, roast

Turkish

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Alternative forms

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  • melül (superseded spelling, regional)

Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ملول (melul, low-spirited, sad, vexed, disgusted),[1][2] from Arabic مَلُول (malūl), from مَلَّ (malla, to be affected by vexation).[3]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /meˈluːl/
  • Hyphenation: me‧lul

Adjective

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melul

  1. (now poetic) sad, depressed, crestfallen
    Synonyms: üzgün, mahzun, mükedder, (archaic) meyus

Declension

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Adverb

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melul

  1. In a miserable, crestfallen manner.

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “ملول”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1973
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “ملول”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 1222
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “melul”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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