malen

Betekenis

1. (intransitive,weak) to paint (do paintwork)
2. (intransitive,transitive,weak) to paint (create a painting)
3. (broadly,weak) to draw, depict (with a pencil, computer program, etc.)

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈmaːlən/

Etymologie

From Middle High German mālen, from Old High German mālōn, mālēn, denominative of māl (“spot, stain”), from Proto-West Germanic *mālijan, from Proto-Germanic *mēlijaną (compare Dutch maal), from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“dark color”) (compare Lithuanian mė́las (“black”), Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “dark-colored, black”)).