meule

== Afrikaans == === Alternative forms === meul === Etymology === From Dutch meulen, a widespread dialectal variant of molen, from Middle Dutch mōlen, muelen, from Middle Dutch mulina, from Proto-West Germanic *mulīnu, from Latin molīna. The umlauted vowel -eu- is expected in this word. However, the form should also be counted among pairs like Dutch door, honing, zoon vs. Afrikaans deur, heuning, seun. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɪø.lə/ === Noun === meule (plural meulens or meules, diminutive meuletjie or meultjie) mill (milling or grinding apparatus, building housing such an apparatus) ==== Derived terms ==== watermeul windmeul === Noun === meule plural of meul == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French mole, muele, from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind, crush”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /møl/ === Noun === meule f (plural meules) grindstone millstone round (of cheese) haystack, stack (France, slang) motorcycle, motorbike ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== meunier molaire moudre moulin === Further reading === “meule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === émule, émulé == Limburgish == === Alternative forms === Möële (Eupen) maole (Maastrichtian) muële (Southeast Limburgish) mölle (various dialects) mäöle, mäöele (Voeren) === Etymology === From Middle Dutch mōlen, muelen, from Old Dutch mulin, from Latin molīna. === Noun === meule f mill == Norman == === Etymology === From Old French mole, muele, from Latin mola. === Noun === meule f (plural meules) (Jersey) whetstone wheel ==== Related terms ==== moudre