malle

Meaning

large suitcase; trunk

Concepts

trunk

boot

👢

chest

portmanteau

suitcase

case

car boot

box

📦

coffer

footlocker

valise

Synonyms

coffre

valise

caisse

📦

bahut

cantine

portemanteau

boîte aux lettres

📫

malette

bagage

valoche

boîte

📦

cercueil

⚰️

courrier

mallette

💼

poste

🏣

Translations

koffer

baule

Koffer

baúl

valies

valigia

maleta

valija

mala

mala

maleta

Truhe

Kofferraum

👢

maleta

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mal/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: malle

Inherited from Old French: male

Cognate with Old High German: malha

Cognate with Middle Dutch: male

In summary

Inherited from Middle French malle, from Old French male (“leather bag, leather or wooden travel-case”), from Frankish *malha (“leather bag”), from Proto-Germanic *malhō (“leather bag”), from Proto-Indo-European *molko- (“leather bag”). Cognate with Old High German malha, malaha (“leather bag”), Middle Dutch male (“trunk, travel bag”). More at mail.