malen
Meaning
- (intransitive, weak) to paint (do paintwork)
- (intransitive, transitive, weak) to paint (create a painting)
- (broadly, weak) to draw, depict (with a pencil, computer program, etc.)
Concepts
Synonyms
bildlich darstellen
abmalen
stuckieren
firnissen
malern
feinmahlen
sich amüsieren
Translations
pintar
dipingere
peindre
schilderen
pingere
pintar
pintar
ζωγραφίζωFrequency
Dialects
Aargau
mööggele
Basel-Landschaft
moole
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmaːlən/
Etymology
In summary
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”)).
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