mahal

See also: Mahal

English

Etymology

From Hindi महल (mahal), from Arabic مَحَلّ‎ (maḥall, “place”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /məˈhɑːl/

Noun

mahal (plural mahals)

  1. (India) A summer house.
  2. (India) Private lodgings.
  3. (India, historical) A territorial division of pre-independence India.
  4. (India) A division of a farm.
  5. (India) A division of a hunting preserve.

Anagrams

Indonesian

Adjective

mahal

  1. expensive

Malay

Adjective

mahal

  1. expensive

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Indonesian mahal (“expensive”).

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): /maˈhal/

Adjective

mahal

  1. Dear.
    Mahal kong kapatid
    My dear kin
  2. Expensive.
    Mahal na pang-matrikula
    Expensive tuition fee

Noun

mahal

  1. Beloved.
    O aking mahal, sadyang pinagtagpo tayo ng Tadhana!
    Oh my beloved, we have been led to meet by Fate!

Verb

mahal

  1. To love.
    Siya lang ang tanging minamahal ko, hindi ko ito maikaila.
    She is the only one I am loving, this I cannot deny.
  2. To raise in price.
    Nagmamahal taun-taon ang matrikula; saan ba napupunta ang pera?
    School tuition fees hike every year; where does the money go?

Synonyms

Derived terms

Waray-Waray

Adjective

mahál

  1. expensive
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