meule
See also: meulé
Afrikaans
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Dutch meulen, meulen, a formerly widespread dialectal form of Dutch molen, from Middle Dutch mōlen, from Old Dutch mulin, from Latin molīna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɪø.lə/
Noun
meule (plural meulens or meules, diminutive meuletjie or meultjie)
- mill (milling or grinding apparatus, building housing such an apparatus)
Derived terms
- watermeul
- windmeul
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French mole, muele, from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind, crush”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /møl/
Audio (file)
Noun
meule f (plural meules)
- grindstone
- millstone
- round (of cheese)
- haystack, stack
- (France, slang) motorcycle, motorbike
Derived terms
- meulard
- meule de foin
- meuler
- meulerie
- meuleton
- meulette
- meulier
- meulière
Further reading
- “meule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Limburgish
Alternative forms
- Möële (Eupen)
- maole (Maastrichtian)
- muële (Southeast Limburgish)
- mölle (various dialects)
- mäöle, mäöele (Voeren)
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