merel

See also: mêrel

Dutch

Alternative forms

• meerle (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch merle, meerle, from Old Dutch *merla, from Latin merula. Compare Luxembourgish Märel, regional German Merle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeː.rəl/

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• Hyphenation: me‧rel
• Rhymes: -eːrəl

Noun

merel m (plural merels, diminutive mereltje n)

1. blackbird (Turdus merula)

Derived terms

• goudmerel
• Merel
• Merelveld
• merelzang

Further reading

• merel on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Estonian

Noun

merel

1. adessive singular of meri

Romani

Etymology

Etymology tree

Sanskrit मर॑ति (márati)

Prakrit 𑀫𑀭𑀇 (maraï)

Romani merel

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀭𑀇 (maraï), from Sanskrit मर॑ति (márati).

Verb

merel

1. to die
2. to love passionately

   Me merav palal laθe! ― I love her very much!

References

• 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