maale

See also: maalé

Estonian

Noun

maale

1. allative singular of maa

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔːlə/

Verb

maale

1. to paint

Derived terms

• Maaler

Verb

maale

1. to grind, to mill

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Ladino

Alternative forms

• male, mallé

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish محله (mahalle), from Arabic محلَّة (maḥalla).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈale/

Noun

maále f (Latin spelling)

1. neighborhood, district

   Synonym: vezindado

   • 2019, Şeli GAON, “Viyaje A Andalusia - 2”, in Şalom‎^[1]:

     La maale de los djudyos se topa en el sentro de la sivdad vyeja, toda la kaleja golyendo al miskle de flores, las plasas kon las pisinas, los arvoles de portokales kon los kortijos finos avyertos para ke los turistos vijiten.

     The Jewish district is found in the center of the old city, the whole street smelling of a mixture of flowers, the plazas with the swimming pools, the orange trees with the fine open patios for the tourists to visit.

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• male (dutch-based spelling)
• mooehle (Krefeld)
• maole (Maastrichtian)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *malan, from Proto-Germanic *malaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaː.lə/
• Hyphenation: maa‧le
• Rhymes: -aːlə

Verb

maale (third-person singular present méllt, preterite maalde or mool or muël, past participle gemaale)

1. (intransitive, Eupen, Krefeld) to mill
2. (transitive, same dialects) to grind

Usage notes

The preterite form mool is used in Krefeld, while muël is used in Eupen. Note that both of these forms are archaic and maalde is more common in both dialects.