# malm

> English word · Noun · IPA /mɑːm/ · frequency rank #86,486

## Definitions
1. A soft, crumbly, chalky, grayish limestone.
2. An artificial mixture of chalk, clay, and sand, from which light-brown or yellowish bricks are made.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/malm