meule

See also: meulé

Afrikaans

Alternative forms

• meul

Etymology

From Dutch meulen, a widespread dialectal variant of molen, from Middle Dutch mōlen, muelen, from Middle Dutch mulina, from Proto-West Germanic *mulīnu, from Latin molīna.

The umlauted vowel -eu- is expected in this word. However, the form should also be counted among pairs like Dutch door, honing, zoon vs. Afrikaans deur, heuning, seun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪø.lə/

Noun

meule (plural meulens or meules, diminutive meuletjie or meultjie)

1. mill (milling or grinding apparatus, building housing such an apparatus)

Derived terms

• watermeul
• windmeul

Noun

meule

1. plural of meul

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French mole, muele, from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind, crush”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /møl/

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Noun

meule f (plural meules)

1. grindstone
2. millstone
3. round (of cheese)
4. haystack, stack
5. (France, slang) motorcycle, motorbike

Derived terms

• meulard
• meule de foin
• meuler
• meulerie
• meuleton
• meulette
• meulier
• meulière

Related terms

• meunier
• molaire
• moudre
• moulin

Further reading

• “meule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Anagrams

• émule, émulé

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• Möële (Eupen)
• maole (Maastrichtian)
• muële (Southeast Limburgish)
• mölle (various dialects)
• mäöle, mäöele (Voeren)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch mōlen, muelen, from Old Dutch mulin, from Latin molīna.

Noun

meule f

1. mill

Norman

Etymology

From Old French mole, muele, from Latin mola.

Noun

meule f (plural meules)

1. (Jersey) whetstone wheel

Related terms

• moudre