merel

See also: mêrel

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • meerle (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch merle, meerle, from Old Dutch *merla, from Latin merula. Compare Luxembourgish Märel, regional German Merle.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmeː.rəl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: me‧rel
  • Rhymes: -eːrəl

Noun

merel m (plural merels, diminutive mereltje n)

  1. blackbird (Turdus merula)

Derived terms

Further reading

Estonian

Noun

merel

  1. adessive singular of meri

Romani

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Sanskrit मर॑ति (márati)
    Prakrit 𑀫𑀭𑀇 (maraï)
    Romani merel

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀭𑀇 (maraï), from Sanskrit मर॑ति (márati).

    Verb

    merel

    1. to die
    2. to love passionately
      Me merav palal laθe! ― I love her very much!

    References

    • Yūsuke Sumi (2018) “merel”, in ニューエクスプレス　ロマ（ジプシー）語 [New Express Romani (Gypsy)] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, →ISBN, page 140
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