malen

Meaning

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.)

Concepts

paint

draw

color

colour

design

portray

null

make up

lacquer

plaster

smear

spread

varnish

depict

describe

sketch

decorate

brush

coat

mark

delineate

draft

outline

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmaːlən/

Etymology

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”)).