mòl

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mol"

Muong

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔl²/

Noun

mòl

1. (Mường Bi) red ant

References

• Nguyễn Văn Khang, Bùi Chỉ, Hoàng Văn Hành (2002) Từ điển Mường - Việt (Muong - Vietnamese dictionary)‎^[1], Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Văn hoá Dân tộc Hà Nội.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• mol (alternative spelling)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moːl/
• Homophone: mål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse mǫl f.

Noun

mòl m (definite singular mòlen, indefinite plural mòlar, definite plural mòlane)

1. a bank of gravel beach
2. hard sand found under soil

Related terms

• mel m

Etymology 2

Compare Swedish moln (“cloud”).

Noun

mòl f (definite singular mòla, uncountable)

1. (collective) small and spread-out clouds

Etymology 3

From Old Norse mǫlr (“moth”), in reference to the way in which they grind things down by eating.

Noun

mòl m (definite singular mòlen, indefinite plural mòlar, definite plural mòlane)

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of møll

Anagrams

• lom, mol, mòl, olm