English
/meɪ̯l/
noun
Definitions
- (now) A bag or wallet.
- A bag containing letters to be delivered by post.
- The material conveyed by the postal service.
- (dated) A stagecoach, train or ship that delivers such post.
- The postal service or system in general.
- (chiefly) The letters, parcels, etc. delivered to a particular address or person.
- (uncountable) electronic Electronic mail, e-mail: a computer network–based service for sending, storing, and forwarding electronic messages.
- A trunk, box, or bag, in which clothing, etc., may be carried.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English male derived from male derived from Old French male (leather wooden travel-case, leather bag, bag, wallet) derived from Frankish *malhu, *malha (leather bag, bag) derived from Proto-Germanic *malhō (leather bag, bag, pouch) derived from Proto-Indo-European *molko- (leather pouch, leather bag).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*molko-
Gloss
leather pouch, leather bag
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ad English
- admail English
- aeromail English
- air English
- airmail English
- bag English
- barf English
- barfmail English
- boat English
- box English
- bug English
- bugmail English
- cart English
- catcher English
- clad English
- coach English
- drop English
- e-mailbox English
- echo English
- echomail English
- face English
- facemail English
- fake English
- fakemail English
- file English
- free English
- freemail English
- lady English
- mail lady English
- mail slot English
- mailability English
- mailable English
- mailbag English
- mailboat English
- mailbox English
- mailcart English
- mailcatcher English
- mailclad English
- mailcoach English
- maildrop English
- mailer English
- mailfile English
- mailgram English
- mailless English
- mailman English
- mailout English
- mailpack English
- mailperson English
- mailpiece English
- mailplane English
- mailroom English
- mailsack English
- mailshot English
- mailstore English
- mailstorm English
- mailvan English
- mailwoman English
- maily English
- male English
- man English
- mismail English
- net English
- netmail English
- nonmail English
- nonmailable English
- out English
- pack English
- person English
- piece English
- plane English
- premail English
- remail English
- remailer English
- ring English
- ringmail English
- room English
- sack English
- sea English
- seamail English
- shot English
- slot English
- store English
- storm English
- unmailable English
- van English
- video English
- videomail English
- voice English
- voice mail English
- web English
- webmail English
- white English
- whitemail English
- woman English
- mala Latin
- mail Italian
- afscheidsmaal Dutch, Flemish
- andermaal Dutch, Flemish
- avondmaal Dutch, Flemish
- dikmaals Dutch, Flemish
- doodsmaal Dutch, Flemish
- eenmaal Dutch, Flemish
- etmaal Dutch, Flemish
- gastmaal Dutch, Flemish
- maal Dutch, Flemish
- maaltijd Dutch, Flemish
- middagmaal Dutch, Flemish
- nogmaals Dutch, Flemish
- scheidmaal Dutch, Flemish
- toenmalig Dutch, Flemish
- tweemaal Dutch, Flemish
- voormalig Dutch, Flemish
- мейл Russian
- μολγός Ancient Greek
- *keh₂p- Proto-Indo-European
- *molko- Proto-Indo-European
- *malhō Proto-Germanic
- メーラ Japanese
- メーラー Japanese
- メール Japanese
- メールボックス Japanese
- メール便 Japanese
- 便 Japanese
- 電子メール Japanese
- mejl Polish
- male Middle English
- máilín Irish
- mála Irish
- maile Danish
- male Old French
- malement Old French
- malete Old French
- malle Old French
- maleta Galician
- เมล์ Thai
- mael Middle Dutch
- Madelhart Old High German
- màla Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- malle Middle French
- meli Swahili
- *malhu, *malha Frankish
- male xno
- meli Samoan
- ميل Omani Arabic
- ad
- air
- web
- van
- sea
- net
- box
- out
- bug
- bag
- man
- clad
- lady
- male
- shot
- cart
- drop
- room
- sack
- echo
- fake
- file
- boat
- pack
- ring
- face
- free
- slot
- barf
- piece
- video
- white
- voice
- storm
- woman
- store
- coach
- plane
- maily
- remail
- admail
- person
- mailer
- premail
- catcher
- mailout
- mismail
- mailman
- nonmail
- airmail
- webmail
- seamail
- bugmail
- mailbox
- mailvan
- netmail
- mailbag
- mailless
- mailgram
- barfmail
- mailclad
- mailable
- mailcart
- remailer
- freemail
- mailboat
- maildrop
- mailsack
- mailroom
- mailpack
- fakemail
- mailshot
- echomail
- aeromail
- facemail
- mailfile
- ringmail
- mail lady
- mailcoach
- mailplane
- mailstorm
- videomail
- mailwoman
- mailstore
- mail slot
- mailpiece
- e-mailbox
- whitemail
- mailperson
- unmailable
- voice mail
- mailcatcher
- nonmailable
- mailability