"merlin" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɝlɪn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-merlin.wav Forms: merlins [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)lɪn Etymology: From Middle English merlioun, merlion, marlyon, merlyon, merlinge, from Old French emerillon, esmerillon, from Old Frankish *smiril (“falcon, hawk”), from Proto-Germanic *smirilaz (“falcon, merlin”). Cognate with Old High German smirl (“falcon”), Old Norse smyrill (“falcon”). Etymology templates: {{wp|Merlin (bird)}}, {{inh|en|enm|merlioun}} Middle English merlioun, {{der|en|fro|emerillon}} Old French emerillon, {{der|en|frk|*smiril|t=falcon, hawk}} Frankish *smiril (“falcon, hawk”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*smirilaz|t=falcon, merlin}} Proto-Germanic *smirilaz (“falcon, merlin”), {{cog|goh|smirl|t=falcon}} Old High German smirl (“falcon”), {{cog|non|smyrill|t=falcon}} Old Norse smyrill (“falcon”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} merlin (plural merlins)
  1. A small falcon, Falco columbarius, that breeds in northern North America, Europe, and Asia. Categories (lifeform): Falconids Synonyms: pigeon hawk, marlin, marlion, marlyon, merline, merlion, merlon Translations (small falcon): يؤيؤ [masculine] (Arabic), esmerellón (Aragonese), яғалбай (yağalbay) (Bashkir), belatz txiki (Basque), чучулигар (čučuligar) [masculine] (Bulgarian), esmirla [feminine] (Catalan), esmerla (Catalan), falconet (Catalan), 灰背隼 (huībèisǔn) (Chinese Mandarin), dřemlík [masculine] (Czech), dværgfalk [common-gender] (Danish), smyril [masculine] (Faroese), ampuhaukka (Finnish), faucon émerillon [masculine] (French), faucon merlin [masculine] (French), Merlin [masculine] (German), smyrill [masculine] (Icelandic), ciskeváálláš (Inari Sami), コチョウゲンボウ (kochōgenbō) (Japanese), 쇠황조롱이 (soehwangjorong'i) (Korean), турумтай (turumtay) (Kyrgyz), epileus [masculine] (Latin), dihttá (Lule Sami), picīltōntli cuauhtohtli (Nahuatl), chʼilhaatʼaʼii (Navajo), cizášfálli (Northern Sami), smyrill [masculine] (Old Norse), چاقر طوغان (çakır doğan) (Ottoman Turkish), ترمتای (tarmatây) (Persian), فرغو (farğu) (Persian), drzemlik [masculine] (Polish), esmerilhão [masculine] (Portuguese), кре́чет (kréčet) [masculine] (Russian), де́рбник (dérbnik) [masculine] (Russian), sokol kobec [masculine] (Slovak), esmerejón [masculine] (Spanish), stenfalk [common-gender] (Swedish), nänöfafalok (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-merlin-en-noun-KI0fj9IN Disambiguation of Falconids: 87 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -in, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Aragonese translations, Terms with Bashkir translations, Terms with Basque translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Inari Sami translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Kyrgyz translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Lule Sami translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Nahuatl translations, Terms with Navajo translations, Terms with Northern Sami translations, Terms with Old Norse translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Volapük translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -in: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɝlɪn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-merlin.wav
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)lɪn Etymology: Acronym of moesin-Ezrin-Radixin-like protein + -in (“protein”) Etymology templates: {{wp|Merlin (protein)}}, {{suffix|en||-in|gloss2=<i class="Latn mention" lang="en">protein</i>}} + -in (“protein”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} merlin (uncountable)
  1. (biochemistry) A cytoskeletal protein active in the suppression of tumors. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Proteins Synonyms: schwannomin Related terms: moesin, ezrin, radixin
    Sense id: en-merlin-en-noun-HfYVyqV2 Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "roman": "kochōgenbō",
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