mòl

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mol"

Muong

Etymology

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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.[1]

Noun

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

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

Etymology 2

Compare Swedish moln (“cloud”).[1]

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.[1]

Noun

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

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of møll

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “mòl” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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