different between malm vs maum

English

Etymology

From Middle English malme (“sand”), from Old English mealm (as in mealmst?n (“sandstone”)), from Proto-Germanic *malmaz (“sand, ore”); related to Old Norse malmr (“ore, metal”). From the same Proto-Indo-European root as meal.

Noun

malm (countable and uncountable, plural malms)

1. A soft, crumbly, chalky, grayish limestone.
2. An artificial mixture or chalk, clay, and sand, from which bricks are made. The resulting bricks have a light brown or yellowish color.

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse malmr, from Proto-Germanic *malmaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /malm/, [mal?m]

Noun

malm c (singular definite malmen, plural indefinite malme)

1. ore
2. bronze, brass

Inflection

German

Verb

malm

1. singular imperative of malmen
2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of malmen

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse malmr

Pronunciation

Noun

malm m (definite singular malmen, indefinite plural malmer, definite plural malmene)

1. ore

Derived terms

• jernmalm
• uranmalm

References

• “malm” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse malmr, from Proto-Germanic *malmaz (“sand, ore”). Doublet of malme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m?lm/ (example of pronunciation)

Noun

malm m (definite singular malmen, indefinite plural malmar, definite plural malmane)

1. (countable and uncountable) ore
2. (countable and uncountable) cast iron
3. (countable and uncountable) heartwood, especially of a conifer

   Synonyms: kjerneved, al, malme

Derived terms

References

• “malm” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse malmr, from Proto-Germanic *malmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *melh?- (“to grind”).

Pronunciation

Noun

malm

1. ore
2. (archaic) an alloy consisting of copper, zinc, lead and some tin
3. (archaic) the geological period of late Jurassic
4. (archaic) a hill or ridge consisting of sand or gravel
5. (regional) a field used by the military for exercise
6. (regional, Stockholm) an urban habituation area outside of the main city center

Declension

Descendants

• Finnish: malmi

Anagrams

• lamm

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From ma'am or madam?”)

Noun

maum (plural maums)

1. (African-American Vernacular) An elderly woman (often as a title of respect).

Related terms

• mauma

Anagrams

• Mamu, Muma, uMMA, umma