merel
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Dutch[edit]
_-_Turdus_merula_(016f).jpg)
Alternative forms[edit]
- meerle (archaic)
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch merle, meerle, from Old Dutch *merla, from Latin merula. Compare Luxembourgish Märel, regional German Merle.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
merel m (plural merels, diminutive mereltje n)
- The blackbird, Turdus merula
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
merel on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
Estonian[edit]
Noun[edit]
merel
Romani[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Sanskrit मरति (marati, “to die”).
Verb[edit]
merel
- to die
- to love passionately
- Me merav palal laθe! ― I love her very much!
References[edit]
- 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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