mahal

English

Etymology

• Indian English, from Arabic محل maḥall 'place'

Pronunciation

• IPA: /məˈhɑːl/

Noun

mahal (plural mahals)

1. a summer house
2. private lodgings
3. a territorial division of pre-independence India
4. a division of a farm
5. a division of a hunting preserve

Anagrams

• almah, halma, Hamal, hamal

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Indonesian

Adjective

mahal

1. expensive

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Malay

Adjective

mahal

1. expensive

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Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Indonesian mahal (“expensive”).

Pronunciation

• (file)

• IPA: /maˈhal/

Adjective

mahal

1. Dear.

   Mahal kong kapatid

   My dear kin

2. Expensive.

   Mahal na pang-matrikula

   Expensive tuition fee

Noun

mahal

1. Beloved.

   O aking mahal, sadyang pinagtagpo tayo ng Tadhana!

   Oh my beloved, we have been led to meet by Fate!

Verb

mahal

1. To love.

   Siya lang ang tanging minamahal ko, hindi ko ito maikaila.

   She is the only one I am loving, this I cannot deny.

2. To raise in price.

   Nagmamahal taun-taon ang matrikula; saan ba napupunta ang pera?

   School tuition fees hike every year; where does the money go?

Synonyms

• ibig
• irog

Derived terms

• mahal kita