moal

Etymology

From Middle Breton moel, from Proto-Brythonic *moɨl, from Proto-Celtic *mailos; cognate with Welsh moel and Old Irish máel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmwɑːl/

Adjective

moal

1. bald

Mutation

Etymology

From Old Irish mall.

Adjective

moal (comparative s'melley)

1. feeble, weak, meagre
2. late
3. wretched

Etymology

Perhaps from Arabic مُحَال (muḥāl, “impossible”). If so, doublet of mohal.

Verb

moal (Sundanese script ᮙᮧᮃᮜ᮪)

1. will not, won't

   Kawasna engké peuting mah moal hujan

   It seems like it won't rain later tonight.

2. (in conversations as an interjection) to not want

   Synonyms: embung, alim

Further reading

• "MOAL" Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij