meal
English
/miːl/, [miːʟ̩]
noun
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- Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity (as opposed to a snack).
- Food served or eaten as a repast.
- (obsolete) A time or an occasion.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English mel inherited from Old English mǣl (measure, marker, occasion, time for eating, speech, meal, time, set time) inherited from *māl inherited from Proto-Germanic *mēlą (time, measure, occassion, meal, measurement, sign, mark) derived from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- (measure).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*meh₁-
Gloss
measure
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -meter English
- Mole English
- amylum English
- bag English
- barley English
- barleymeal English
- bean English
- beanmeal English
- bear English
- bearmeal English
- bere English
- beremeal English
- blood English
- bloodmeal English
- bran English
- branmeal English
- corn English
- cornmeal English
- cornmealy English
- day English
- daymeal English
- emmetropia English
- fish English
- fishmeal English
- guest English
- guestmeal English
- intermeal English
- intrameal English
- maize English
- maizemeal English
- mealbag English
- mealer English
- mealiness English
- mealless English
- mealman English
- mealmonger English
- mealprep English
- mealtide English
- mealtime English
- mealworm English
- mealworm beetle English
- mealy English
- mealybug English
- midmeal English
- millet English
- milletmeal English
- monger English
- nonmeal English
- nut English
- nutmeal English
- pea English
- peameal English
- pease English
- peasemeal English
- postmeal English
- premeal English
- prep English
- rice English
- ricemeal English
- rock English
- rockmeal English
- rye English
- ryemeal English
- soy English
- soymeal English
- spelt English
- speltmeal English
- stone English
- stonemeal English
- tide English
- time English
- undermeal English
- undern English
- unmealy English
- wheat English
- wheatmeal English
- whole English
- wholemeal English
- wood English
- woodmeal English
- worm English
- määrä Finnish
- amylum Latin
- centum Latin
- diametros Latin
- metior Latin
- metrum Latin
- mola Latin
- molaris Latin
- molarius Latin
- molinum Latin
- molo Latin
- molīna Latin
- mēta Latin
- mētīrī Latin
- nimis Latin
- pes Latin
- Abendmahl German
- Buchweizenmehl German
- Denkmal German
- Festmahl German
- Frühmahl German
- Hafermehl German
- Herbstgrasmilbe German
- Kennmal German
- Käsemilbe German
- Mahl German
- Mahlzeit German
- Mahnmal German
- Mal German
- Mehl German
- Mehlsack German
- Mehlschwalbe German
- Mehlspeise German
- Merkmal German
- Milbe German
- Milbenkäse German
- Muttermal German
- Nachtmahl German
- Paniermehl German
- Reismehl German
- Roggenmehl German
- Sojamehl German
- Sägemehl German
- Vollkornmehl German
- dazumal German
- manchmal German
- mehlig German
- -metro Italian
- meta Italian
- mola 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
- metrum Dutch, Flemish
- middagmaal Dutch, Flemish
- nogmaals Dutch, Flemish
- scheidmaal Dutch, Flemish
- toenmalig Dutch, Flemish
- tweemaal Dutch, Flemish
- voormalig Dutch, Flemish
- mètre French
- безмерный Russian
- двумерный Russian
- двухмерный Russian
- ме́ра Russian
- мерный Russian
- мероприятие Russian
- метр Russian
- многомерный Russian
- правомерный Russian
- трёхмерный Russian
- четырёхмерный Russian
- чрезмерный Russian
- -metro Spanish, Castilian
- muela Spanish, Castilian
- διάμετρος Ancient Greek
- μέτριος Ancient Greek
- μέτρον Ancient Greek
- μυλήκορον Ancient Greek
- μύλη Ancient Greek
- μύλινος Ancient Greek
- μύλοικος Ancient Greek
- πυρομέτρης Ancient Greek
- συμμετρία Ancient Greek
- ἑξάμετρος Ancient Greek
- ἰσομέτρητος Ancient Greek
- *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *melh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *mh₁-nt- Proto-Indo-European
- *mi-mh₁-eti Proto-Indo-European
- *moh₁ros Proto-Indo-European
- *méh₁tis Proto-Indo-European
- *mḗh₁n̥s Proto-Indo-European
- -metro Portuguese
- *mēlamiz Proto-Germanic
- *mēlijaną Proto-Germanic
- *mēlą Proto-Germanic
- *mēniniz dagaz Proto-Germanic
- *mēnô Proto-Germanic
- *mēþą Proto-Germanic
- bokmål Swedish
- bygdemål Swedish
- dröjsmål Swedish
- klagomål Swedish
- mål Swedish
- målgörare Swedish
- målram Swedish
- måltavla Swedish
- målvakt Swedish
- slagsmål Swedish
- sockenmål Swedish
- tungomål Swedish
- ändamål Swedish
- dægmæl Old English
- dæġmǣl Old English
- mæl Old English
- mǣl Old English
- mǣþ Old English
- undernmæl Old English
- मा Sanskrit
- मा, √मा Sanskrit
- मात्रा Sanskrit
- √मा Sanskrit
- math Middle English
- meeletide Middle English
- meeltime Middle English
- mel Middle English
- undermele Middle English
- béile Irish
- mórfhoclach Irish
- mál Old Norse
- *měra Proto-Slavic
- *mě̀ra Proto-Slavic
- metr Czech
- mole Old French
- -metre Catalan, Valencian
- mola Catalan, Valencian
- -metro Galician
- amoado Galician
- moa Galician
- moară Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- μέτρο Greek (modern)
- mael Middle Dutch
- melo Old High German
- māl Old High German
- mel Middle High German
- milwe Middle High German
- māl Middle High German
- Miel Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Mielda Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Mol Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌴𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌴𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- 𐌲𐌹𐌻𐍃𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌴𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 Gothic
- 𐌼𐌴𐌻 Gothic
- 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌴𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *māl gmw-pro
- *māl Old Dutch
- moo Old Portuguese
- *māyos Proto-Celtic
- mal Cimbrian
- malzait Cimbrian
- *mimáHti Proto-Indo-Iranian
- moarã Aromanian
- Mël Alemannic German
- *mētā Proto-Italic
- muele Friulian
- мѣра Old East Slavic
- moła Venetian
- *matja Proto-Albanian
- mêua Ligurian
- mol Mòcheno
- molzait Mòcheno
- Mehl Pennsylvania German
- molina LL
- soy
- nut
- rye
- day
- pea
- bag
- wood
- time
- fish
- bran
- rice
- prep
- worm
- Mole
- corn
- bere
- rock
- tide
- bean
- bear
- guest
- mealy
- maize
- blood
- stone
- pease
- wheat
- whole
- spelt
- millet
- barley
- undern
- -meter
- monger
- mealer
- amylum
- nonmeal
- unmealy
- mealbag
- midmeal
- soymeal
- daymeal
- peameal
- nutmeal
- ryemeal
- mealman
- premeal
- cornmeal
- postmeal
- mealprep
- ricemeal
- mealtime
- rockmeal
- woodmeal
- mealtide
- mealless
- beremeal
- beanmeal
- mealybug
- fishmeal
- mealworm
- branmeal
- bearmeal
- intrameal
- mealiness
- speltmeal
- bloodmeal
- peasemeal
- guestmeal
- wholemeal
- wheatmeal
- stonemeal
- undermeal
- cornmealy
- intermeal
- maizemeal
- mealmonger
- milletmeal
- barleymeal
- emmetropia
- mealworm beetle