moult

Etymology
From, from (cf. ), from. and. Un-etymological ⟨l⟩ was introduced into the spelling by mistakenly assuming a French origin with -l- (compare, and  with correctly restored etymological ⟨l⟩).

Noun

 * 1) The process of shedding or losing a covering of fur, feathers or skin etc.
 * 2) The skin or feathers cast off during the process of moulting.
 * 1) The skin or feathers cast off during the process of moulting.
 * 1) The skin or feathers cast off during the process of moulting.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, ,
 * Czech: línání,  pelichání,  svlékání,  přepeření
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ;  ;
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German:, Häutung
 * Hungarian:,  tollhullatás
 * Indonesian:
 * Italian:, muda
 * Japanese: 抜け替わり
 * Kalmyk: хагз
 * Korean: 허물을 벗다
 * Maori: turukitanga
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:, ruggning


 * Czech: svlečka
 * Finnish: luotu nahka
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * Icelandic: hamskipti,  fjaðrafellir
 * Japanese:
 * Malayalam:

Verb

 * 1)  To shed or lose a covering of hair or fur, feathers, skin, horns, etc, and replace it with a fresh one.
 * 2)  To shed in such a manner.
 * 1)  To shed in such a manner.

Translations

 * Azerbaijani: tüləmək
 * Bulgarian: сменям си перата
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, ,
 * Czech:, pelichat, přesrstit se, přepeřit,
 * Dutch: feathers,  falcons,  skin,  fur
 * Finnish: luoda nahkansa ; pudottaa höyhenensä
 * French:
 * Galician:, esplumar
 * German: feathers,  skin
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic: hleypa hömum,  fella fjaðrir,  fara úr hárum
 * Italian:, fare la muta
 * Japanese: 抜け替わる, 生え変わる
 * Maori: turuki, whakamāunu
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Slovene: leviti (se)
 * Southern Altai: тӱлеер
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:, rugga
 * Turkish: tüy dökmek, deri değiştirmek , ,


 * Czech: svlékat (kůži, krunýř), shazovat (paroží, srst)
 * French:
 * Swedish:, rugga

Etymology
, from (with a silent ⟨l⟩ inserted per the Latin etymon), from earlier ~, from, from. After having largely disappeared from the spoken language, where it was replaced by, the term is now occasionally heard again, often with a spelling-pronunciation.

Adjective

 * 1)  many; a lot of

Adverb

 * 1)  much; a lot

Usage notes
Used both as invariable and variable adjective:

Etymology
From, , from.

Adverb

 * 1) much; a lot