different between maple vs marle

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From Old English *mapul (attested in mapultr?ow and mapulder), from Proto-Germanic *mapulaz (compare Old Saxon mapulder, Old High German mazaltra, mazzaltra; Old Norse m?purr, Middle Low German mapeldorn, dialectal Dutch meppel, German Masseller, Maßholder), perhaps a blend of *masuraz (“knob; maple-tree”) (compare Old English mæsen (“maple”), Old Norse m?surr (“maple”), German Maser (“knob, offshoot”)) and *aplaz (“apple”) (see apple), from *mas? (“lump, knob”) (compare obsolete German Mase (“scar”), modern Maser (“speck, measle”). More at measles.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?me?pl?/
• Rhymes: -e?p?l

Noun

maple (countable and uncountable, plural maples)

1. A tree of the Acer genus, characterised by its usually palmate leaves and winged seeds.
2. The wood of such a tree, prized for its hardness and attractive appearance

Derived terms

Translations

References

Anagrams

• Palme, ample, pelma

English

Noun

marle (uncountable)

1. (now Britain dialect) Alternative form of marl

Anagrams

• Almer, Lamer, Lemar, Lerma, Maler, lamer, maerl, maler, meral, realm

Bourguignon

Etymology

From Latin merula.

Noun

marle m (plural marles)

1. blackbird

Synonyms

• miâle

Eastern Arrernte

Noun

marle

1. girl

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• merle, murle

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French marle.

Noun

marle (plural marles)

1. marl

Descendants

• English: marl
• Yola: maarl

References

• “marl(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Old French

Noun

marle f (oblique plural marles, nominative singular marle, nominative plural marles)

1. marl (mixed earthy substance)

Descendants

• French: marne
• ? Irish: marla
• ? Middle English: marle, merle, murle
  • English: marl
  • Yola: maarl