Maul

Meaning

1. (neuter, strong) mouth of an animal
2. (derogatory, neuter, strong) mouth of a person
3. (neuter, strong) a part of a tool that holds or carries something

Concepts

mouth

yap

snout

gob

muzzle

jaws

loin

mouthpiece

trap

🪤

pie-hole

animal mouth

mouth

chops

gingiva

hatch

jaw

Synonyms

Schnauze

Mund

👄

Fresse

Omme

Gusche

Gosche

Schnute

Öffnung

Quatschkopf

unvorbereitet

wässerig

Zahnfleisch

Herzenslust

Reden

Tiermagen

Gosch

Pappen

Mündlein

Kiefer

Klappe

Labmagen

Lende

Mündstuck

Mündung

Translations

bocca

boca

bouche

boca

bek

muil

gueule

mond

στόμα

ağız

boca

muso

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

gosche

Basel-Landschaft

latz

Basel-Landschaft

loch

Basel-Landschaft

muul

Basel-Landschaft

reere

Basel-Landschaft

schnuure

Basel-Landschaft

suppeschlitz

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/maʊ̯l/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: mūl

Inherited from Old High German: *mūl

Cognate with Dutch: muil

Cognate with Danish: mule

Cognate with Western Frisian: mûle

Cognate with Swiss German: Muul

In summary

From Middle High German mūl, mūle (“snout, mouth”), from Old High German *mūl, mūla (“snout”), from Proto-Germanic *mūlą, *mūlō (“muzzle, snout”), from Proto-Indo-European *mū- (“lips, muzzle”).
Cognate with Dutch muil (“muzzle, snout”), Danish mule (“muzzle”), West Frisian mûle (“mouth”), Alemannic German Muul (“mouth”).

Sentences

Ihr Kopf ist zugespitzt , das Maul groß .

Her head is pointed, her mouth big.