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mala en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈmeɪ.lə/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin māla (“the cheekbone, jaw”).

Meanings

  1. A single lobe of an insect's maxilla.
  2. The grinding surface of an insect's mandible.
  3. The third segment of a mandible of some myriapods.

Forms

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Relateds

malar

mala en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈmæl.ə/

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, plural) plural of malum
    form of malum

mala en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • /ˈmɑlɑ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈmɑːlɑː/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Transliteration of Sanskrit माला (mālā, “wreath, garland, crown”).

Meanings

  1. (Hinduism, Sikhism) A bead or a set of beads commonly used by Hindus and Buddhists for keeping count while reciting, chanting, or mentally repeating a mantra or the name or names of a deity.
    • His words were like beads on the string of a mala, escaping his lips in small puffs of air. 2021, Ruth Ozeki, The Book of Form and Emptiness, Canongate Books (2022), page 413:

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Synonyms

japamala

mala en · NOUN · etymology 4

Etymology

From Western Desert Language, as Pitjantjatjara mala.

Meanings

  1. Synonym of rufous hare-wallaby.

Forms

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Synonyms

rufous hare-wallaby

mala en · NOUN · etymology 5

Pronunciation

  • /ˈmɑlɑ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈmɑːlɑː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • mä′lä′

Etymology

Etymology tree Mandarin 麻 (má) Mandarin 辣 (là) Mandarin 麻辣 (málà)bor. English mala Borrowed from Mandarin 麻辣 (málà).

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A seasoning made from Sichuan pepper and chilis.

Relateds

mala fide