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Mull
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mull múll müll Müll
English
Etymology 1
Isle of +
From the noun en mull promontory crag, promontory. Known in Old Norse as non Myl.
Pronunciation
en /mʌl/ Scotland,RP,Southern England
en /mʊl/ Northern England
en ʌl 1
Proper noun
en island , the second largest in the Inner Hebrides, in carea/Argyll and Bute cc/Scotland.
Translations
island
Scottish Gaelic: gd Muile
Etymology 2
From en mulligatawny.
Noun
en Anglo-Indian slang obsolete A member of the Service belonging to the Madras Presidency.
en 1837 Asiatic Journal 251 The Mulls have been excited also by another occurrence affecting rather the trading than fashionable world.
en 1844 The New Sporting Magazine 8 394 but the glorious days, when "Qui-hyes" and "Mulls" used to be pitted against each other for first spear, have vanished,
1852, Notes and Queries (1st ser. v. 165)
[R]esidents of Bengal, Bombay, and Madras are, in Eastern parlance, designated 'Qui Hies,' 'Ducks,' and 'Mulls.'
References
German
Etymology 1
Byform of de Müll waste, rubbish”, older also “earth, dust 1, which see. Related with en mould loose earth, but not directly cognate.
Pronunciation
de /mʊl/
de De-Mull.ogg
Noun
m,s:es.sg
de chiefly northern Germany mould, loose earth
Declension
m,s:es.sg
Derived terms
de Mullboden Torfmull
Etymology 2
From de nds Mull, from de gml mul, gml mol. Cognate with nl mol, en mole. Related with de Molch salamander.
Pronunciation
Like etymology 1 above.
Noun
m,s:es,e
de dialectal de Maulwurf mole
de biology in compounds one of various mammals that dig subterranean burrows
Declension
m,s:es,e
Derived terms
de Beutelmull Blessmull Goldmull Graumull Nacktmull Spitzmull Sternmull
Etymology 3
From de en mull, shortened from en mulmul, from de hi मलमल.
Pronunciation
Like etymology 1 above.
Noun
m,s:es,e[rare]
gauze very thin fabric, generally used for medical purposes
Declension
m,s:es,e
Derived terms
de Mullbinde Mullgewebe Mullkompresse Mullverband
Etymology 4
de :bor en:Mull
From de en Mull.
Pronunciation
de /mal/
Proper noun
toponym
de island , the second largest in the Inner Hebrides, in carea/Argyll and Bute cc/Scotland Mull
Further reading
Mull_Gewebe
Limburgish
Pronunciation
li /mul/
li ul 1
Etymology 1
From li dum mule, from li odt *mūla, from li gem-pro *mūlō.
Noun
f Mülltje li Eupen
mouth of an animal
li possibly _ pejorative mouth of a person
kiss
Etymology 2
From a li Mullber 1, from li gmw-pro *mōrubaʀi mulberry.
Noun
f li Eupen
raspberry
li Animal body parts Body parts Berries
Luxembourgish
lb:+en
Etymology
From lb fr moûle, from lb la musculus.
Pronunciation
lb /mul/
lb ul 1
Noun
f
mussel
lb Bivalves