мал

Etymology

From Arabic مَال‎ (māl, “property, capital, stock”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɑɫ]

• Мал

  (file)

• Hyphenation: мал (one syllable)

Noun

мал • (mal)

1. livestock, cattle

   Һуғым мал.

   Huğïm mal.

   Cattle for slaughter.

   Былтыр йәй тимер юлында күп мал тапалған икән.

   Bïltïr yäy timer yulïnda küp mal tapalğan ikän.

   (It appears that) Last year's summer, a lot of cattle got knocked down (to death or serious injury) at the railway.

   Тап шундай берәҙәк эттәр ваҡ мал һәм ҡош-ҡорт өсөн генә түгел, кеше өсөн дә хәүефле.

   Tap šunday beräðäk ettär vaq mal häm qoš-qort ösön genä tügel, keše ösön dä xäwefle.

   It is stray dogs of this kind that are dangerous not only to small cattle and poultry, but also to humans.

2. property, possessions

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *malъ, from Proto-Indo-European *moh₁los.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɫ/

Adjective

мал • (mal) (comparative помал, superlative најмал)

1. little, small
2. short
3. trifling, petty

Etymology

From Arabic مَال‎ (māl, “property”) via Turkic.

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /maɮ/, [maɮ]

Noun

мал • (mal) (Mongolian spelling ᠮᠠᠯ (mal)); (regular declension )

1. livestock, cattle

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mal]

Predicative

мал • (mal)

1. (you are) too small, (you are) too little (for this)

Adjective

мал • (mal)

1. short masculine singular of ма́лый (mályj)
2. short masculine singular of ма́ленький (málenʹkij)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *malъ, from Proto-Indo-European *moh₁los.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mâːl/

Adjective

ма̑л (definite ма̑лӣ, comparative ма̏њӣ, Latin spelling mȃl)

1. small