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maal.

meal

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/maːl/

  1. meal

    neuter
    De kok bereidde een heerlijk maal voor zijn gasten.
    Met Kerstavond eet onze familie samen een feestelijk maal.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch mael, from Old Dutch *māl, from Proto-West Germanic *māl, from Proto-Germanic *mēlą, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- (“to measure”). Compare German Mahl, English meal, Danish mål.

noun/maːl/

  1. time, turn, occurrence

    feminine · formal
    Dit is de eerste maal dat ik hier ben geweest.
    Ik heb het je al drie malen verteld.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch mael, from Old Dutch *māl, from Proto-West Germanic *māl, from Proto-Germanic *mēlą, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- (“to measure”). Compare German Mahl, English meal, Danish mål.

noun/maːl/

  1. calf (young cow)

    feminine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch mael, male, from Old Dutch māla, from Proto-Germanic *mēlō (“young cow”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *(s)melh₁-. Compare Old Irish míl (“animal”), Ancient Greek μῆλον (mêlon, “lamb”), Breton mil (“animal”).

noun/maːl/

  1. stain

    neuter

  2. mark, marking

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch mael, from Proto-West Germanic *māl, from Proto-Germanic *mēlą (“mark, sign”), from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“dark color”). Cognate with compare Old English mæl, Old Norse mál (“ornament (on a sword)”), Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌻 (mēl, “writing, scripture”), Welsh melyn (“yellow”), Lithuanian mė́las (“black”), Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “dark-colored, black”).

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