Määl

• Merl
• Märel (Moselle Franconian, chiefly west of the Rhine)
• Merdel, Määdel (scattered variant in MF and Ripuarian)

From Middle High German merle, from Old High German merla, from Latin merula. Cognate with Luxembourgish Märel, regional German Merle, Dutch merel.

• IPA^(key): /mɛːl/
• Homophone: Mähl (may be distinguished by tone)

Määl f (plural Määle, diminutive Määlche)

1. (Ripuarian) blackbird

• Amsel (southern and eastern Moselle Franconian, scattered synonym in northern MF)

• Mähl (German-based spelling, alternative form)
• meël, mael (Veldeke spelling)
• Méël (Eupen)

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *melu, from Proto-Germanic *melwą

• IPA^(key): /ˈmæːl/
• (Ripuarian Limburgish) IPA^(key): /ˈmeə̯l/
• Rhymes: -æːl, -eə̯l

Määl n (plural Määle) (German-based spelling, Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)

1. (often uncountable) flour, meal