moal

Breton

Etymology

From Middle Breton moel, from Proto-Brythonic *moɨl, from Proto-Celtic *mailos; cognate with Welsh moel and Old Irish máel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmwɑːl/

Adjective

moal

  1. bald

Mutation

Mutation of moal
unmutated soft aspirate hard
simple form moal voal never occurs never occurs
comparative moaloc'h voaloc'h never occurs never occurs
superlative moalañ voalañ unchanged unchanged
exclamative moalat voalat unchanged unchanged

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish mall.

Adjective

moal (comparative s'melley)

  1. feeble, weak, meagre
  2. late
  3. wretched

Sundanese

Etymology

Perhaps from Arabic مُحَال (muḥāl, “impossible”). If so, doublet of mohal.

Verb

moal (Sundanese script ᮙᮧᮃᮜ᮪)

  1. will not, won't
    Kawasna engké peuting mah moal hujan
    It seems like it won't rain later tonight.
  2. (in conversations as an interjection) to not want
    Synonyms: embung, alim

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