maling

male +‎ -ing

maling c (singular definite malingen, not used in plural form)

1. paint (colouring agent)

From Latin malignus.

maling m (feminine singular malingne, masculine plural malingz, feminine plural malingnes)

1. evil; evil-doing

• bening

From male (“to paint”) +‎ -ing

maling f, m (definite singular malinga or malingen, indefinite plural malinger, definite plural malingene)

1. paint
2. painting (applying of paint)

• rosemaling
• rødmaling
• spraymaling

• måling (Nynorsk) (paint, painting)

• “maling” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

maling f (definite singular malinga, indefinite plural malingar, definite plural malingane)

1. paint, form removed with the spelling reform of 2012; superseded by måling