מאָל

Yiddish

Etymology 1

From Middle High German māl, from Old High German māl (“a time”), from Proto-West Germanic *māl, from Proto-Germanic *mēlą.

Pronunciation

• (Litvish) IPA^(key): /mɔɫ/
• (Poylish) IPA^(key): /mʊɫ/

Noun

מאָל • (mol) n, plural מאָלס (mols)

1. time, instance

Derived terms

• אַ מאָל (a mol, “sometimes, once”)
• אַ סך מאָל (a sakh mol, “many times, oft, repeatedly”)

Conjunction

מאָל • (mol)

1. times (multiplied by)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian моль (molʹ, “clothes moth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔʎ/

Noun

מאָל • (mol) m, plural מאָלן (moln)

1. moth

Etymology 3

Ultimately from Latin mōlēs, possibly via French môle and/or Russian мол (mol, “breakwater, pier”). Compare Polish molo, Romanian mol.

Noun

מאָל • (mol) m, plural מאָלן (moln)

1. pier