Mal.
time (as in the first time; many times)
Meaning & usage
time (as in the first time; many times)
occasion, case, occurrence
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German and Old High German māl, from Proto-West Germanic *māl, from Proto-Germanic *mēlą. See also Mahl (“meal”), which is ultimately the same word. Cognate with English meal.
a mark on the body, e.g., a scar, mole, etc.
mark, sign in the landscape, e.g., a milestone
base
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German māl, from Old High German māl. Related with malen (“to paint”) and cognate with Dutch maal. Early on influenced by etymologically unrelated Middle High German meil, from Old High German meil, from Proto-Germanic *mailą, from which last English mole.
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