мол

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mol"

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɔɫ]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian, l-vocalization):

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• Rhymes: -ɔɫ

Etymology 1

природно образувание мол

BER tentatively suggests origin from Proto-Slavic *molъ, derived via o-grade ablaut from the root of ме́ля (mélja, “to grind”). Compare Lithuanian malti (“to grind”), Latvian malt (“to grind”) (with o-grade).

Noun

мол • (mol) m (dialectal)

1. filled up cavity, pocket, pothole (hole under a surface, usually obscured by a rock, vegetation, or filled with some material such as dirt, silt, rainwater)

Declension

Declension of мол

	singular	plural
indefinite	мол mol	мо́лове mólove
definite (subject form)	мо́лът mólǎt	мо́ловете mólovete
definite (object form)	мо́ла móla
count form	—	мо́ла móla

Derived terms

verbs

• (stative) моле́я (moléja)
• (iterative) моля́вя се (moljávja se)

nouns

• намо́л (namól)
• подмо́л (podmól)

Related terms

• мел (mel, “chalk, limestone; sandy hillock”) (dialectal)
• моле́ц (moléc, “moth”)

References

• Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “мол²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 212

Etymology 2

структура мол

Borrowed from French môle.

Noun

мол • (mol) m

1. mole, pier (structure for separating bodies of water)

Declension

Declension of мол

	singular	plural
indefinite	мол mol	мо́лове mólove
definite (subject form)	мо́лът mólǎt	мо́ловете mólovete
definite (object form)	мо́ла móla
count form	—	мо́ла móla

Related terms

• молеку́ла (molekúla, “molecule”) (Latin borrowing)

References

• “мол¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “мол¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 212

Etymology 3

Pseudo-anglicism, a clipping of American English shopping mall.

Noun

мол • (mol) m

1. mall; shopping mall

Declension

Declension of мол

	singular	plural
indefinite	мол mol	мо́лове mólove
definite (subject form)	мо́лът mólǎt	мо́ловете mólovete
definite (object form)	мо́ла móla
count form	—	мо́ла móla

Etymology 4

Borrowed from German Mol, from German Molekül, from French molécule, from New Latin mōlēcula, from Latin mōlēs.

Noun

мол • (mol) m

1. (chemistry) mole (unit for amount of substance)

Declension

Declension of мол

	singular	plural
indefinite	мол mol	мо́лове mólove
definite (subject form)	мо́лът mólǎt	мо́ловете mólovete
definite (object form)	мо́ла móla
count form	—	мо́ла móla

References

• “мол”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “мол”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Etymology 5

Borrowed from German Moll, from Latin mollis (“soft, mild”).

Noun

мол • (mol) m

1. (music) minor

   Synonym: мино́р (minór)

Declension

Declension of мол

	singular	plural
indefinite	мол mol	мо́лове mólove
definite (subject form)	мо́лът mólǎt	мо́ловете mólovete
definite (object form)	мо́ла móla
count form	—	мо́ла móla

References

• “мол”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “мол”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Kazakh

Alternative scripts

Arabic	مول
Cyrillic	мол
Latin	mol

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bol (“abundant, full”).

Adjective

мол • (mol)

1. abundant, plentiful, affluent

Kumyk

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bol (“abundant, full”).

Adjective

мол • (mol)

1. abundant, plentiful, affluent

Further reading

• Бамматов Б.Г., editor (2013), “мол”, in Кумыкско-русский словарь [Kumyk–Russian dictionary], Makhachkala: ИЯЛИ ДНЦ РАН

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɔɫ]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Moll.

Noun

мол • (mol) m (relational adjective молски)

1. minor (music)

   Antonym: дур (dur)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Mol.

Noun

мол • (mol) m (plural молови)

1. mole (unit of amount)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English mall.

Noun

мол • (mol) m (plural молови)

1. (colloquial) shopping mall

Declension

Declension of мол

	singular	plural
indefinite	мол (mol)	молови (molovi)
definite unspecified	молот (molot)	моловите (molovite)
definite proximal	молов (molov)	моловиве (molovive)
definite distal	молон (molon)	моловине (molovine)
vocative	молу (molu)	молови (molovi)
count form	—	мола (mola)

Northern Yukaghir

Etymology

From Proto-Yukaghir *mol-

Particle

мол (mol)

1. subjunctive marker

References

• Nikolaeva, Irina (2006), A Historical Dictionary of Yukaghir (Trends in Linguistics Documentation; 25), Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 272
• Kurilov, Гаврил (2001), Юкагирско-русский словарь, Novosibirsk: Nauka

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [moɫ]

• Audio (Saint Petersburg):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ol

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French môle.

Noun

мол • (mol) m inan (genitive мо́ла, nominative plural мо́лы, genitive plural мо́лов)

1. jetty, mole, breakwater, pier (protective structure to protect areas from sea waves)

Declension

Declension of мол (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	мо́л mól	мо́лы móly
genitive	мо́ла móla	мо́лов mólov
dative	мо́лу mólu	мо́лам mólam
accusative	мо́л mól	мо́лы móly
instrumental	мо́лом mólom	мо́лами mólami
prepositional	мо́ле móle	мо́лах mólax

Etymology 2

From мо́лвить (mólvitʹ, “to say”).

Particle

мол • (mol)

1. (colloquial) he/she says, they say; apparently, purportedly, as if (used informally to mark reported speech, often when the speaker suspects the said is not true or to merely indicate that the piece following refers to the past even if the wording suggests the present)

   Synonyms: де́скать (déskatʹ), де (de)

   Она́ сказа́ла, мол, всё норма́льно, а сего́дня в ито́ге сказа́ла переде́лывать. ― Oná skazála, mol, vsjo normálʹno, a sevódnja v itóge skazála peredélyvatʹ. ― She was like, "It's alright," and then today she tells me to redo it.

   У меня́ есть час доде́лать за него́ рабо́ту ― мол, без допсве́дений он не мо́жет. ― U menjá jestʹ čas dodélatʹ za nevó rabótu ― mol, bez dopsvédenij on ne móžet. ― I've got an hour to finish his work―apparently, he couldn't do it without some kind of extra info.

   Он мне говори́т, мол, дава́й де́ньги! ― On mne govorít, mol, daváj dénʹgi! ― And he goes, "Give me the money!"

Anagrams

• лом (lom)

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• мо́ло
• му̑л

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian molo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /môːl/

Noun

мо̑л m inan (Latin spelling mȏl)

1. dock, pier (for ships)

Declension

Declension of мол

	singular	plural
nominative	мо̑л	мо́лови
genitive	мо́ла	молова
dative	молу	моловима
accusative	мол	молове
vocative	моле	молови
locative	молу	моловима
instrumental	молом	моловима

Further reading

• “мол”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Tajik

Etymology

Compare Persian مال (mâl).

Noun

мол • (mol)

1. cattle

Yaghnobi

Etymology

From Tajik.

Noun

мол (mol)

1. cattle