merel

Dutch

Turdus merula in Nederlandsche vogelen, 1770-1829

Alternative forms

• meerle (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch merle, meerle, from Old Dutch *merla, from Latin merula. Compare Luxembourgish Märel, regional German Merle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeː.rəl/

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• Hyphenation: me‧rel
• Rhymes: -eːrəl

Noun

merel m (plural merels, diminutive mereltje n)

1. The blackbird, Turdus merula

Derived terms

• Merel
• Merelveld

Further reading

• merel on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Estonian

Noun

merel

1. adessive singular of meri

Romani

Etymology

From Sanskrit मरति (marati, “to die”).

Verb

merel

1. to die
2. to love passionately

   Me merav palal laθe! ― I love her very much!

References

• 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