माला

See also: मल, मळ, मला, माल, माली, मील, मूल, मैल, and मोल

Hindi

Etymology

    Borrowed from Sanskrit माला (mālā). Compare Nepali माला (mālā), Pali mālā.

    Pronunciation

    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /mɑː.lɑː/, [mäː.läː]

    Noun

    माला • (mālā) f (Urdu spelling مالا)

    1. garland, wreath
    2. necklace, rosary

    Declension

    Declension of माला (fem ā-stem)
    singular plural
    direct माला
    mālā     		मालाएँ
    mālāẽ
    oblique माला
    mālā     		मालाओं
    mālāõ
    vocative माला
    mālā     		मालाओ
    mālāo

    Nepali

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [mälä]
    • Phonetic Devanagari: माला

    Noun

    माला • (mālā)

    1. garland
    2. necklace, rosary

    Pali

    Alternative forms

    Alternative scripts
    • mālā (Latin script)
    • 𑀫𑀸𑀮𑀸 (Brahmi script)
    • মালা (Bengali script)
    • මාලා (Sinhalese script)
    • မာလာ or မႃလႃ (Burmese script)
    • มาลา (Thai script)
    • ᨾᩣᩃᩣ (Tai Tham script)
    • ມາລາ (Lao script)
    • មាលា (Khmer script)
    • 𑄟𑄂𑄣𑄂 (Chakma script)

    Noun

    माला f

    1. Devanagari script form of mālā

    Declension

    Declension table of "माला" (feminine)
    Case \ NumberSingularPlural
    Nominative (first)माला (mālā)मालायो (mālāyo) or माला (mālā)
    Accusative (second)मालं (mālaṃ)मालायो (mālāyo) or माला (mālā)
    Instrumental (third)मालाय (mālāya)मालाहि (mālāhi) or मालाभि (mālābhi)
    Dative (fourth)मालाय (mālāya)मालानं (mālānaṃ)
    Ablative (fifth)मालाय (mālāya)मालाहि (mālāhi) or मालाभि (mālābhi)
    Genitive (sixth)मालाय (mālāya)मालानं (mālānaṃ)
    Locative (seventh)मालाय (mālāya) or मालायं (mālāyaṃ)मालासु (mālāsu)
    Vocative (calling)माले (māle)मालायो (mālāyo) or माला (mālā)

    Sanskrit

    Alternative scripts

    Alternative scripts
    • মালা (Assamese script)
    • ᬫᬵᬮᬵ (Balinese script)
    • মালা (Bengali script)
    • 𑰦𑰯𑰩𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
    • 𑀫𑀸𑀮𑀸 (Brahmi script)
    • မာလာ (Burmese script)
    • માલા (Gujarati script)
    • ਮਾਲਾ (Gurmukhi script)
    • 𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌾 (Grantha script)
    • ꦩꦴꦭꦴ (Javanese script)
    • 𑂧𑂰𑂪𑂰 (Kaithi script)
    • ಮಾಲಾ (Kannada script)
    • មាលា (Khmer script)
    • ມາລາ (Lao script)
    • മാലാ (Malayalam script)
    • ᠮᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠯᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
    • 𑘦𑘰𑘩𑘰 (Modi script)
    • ᠮᠠᢗᠯᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
    • 𑧆𑧑𑧉𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
    • 𑐩𑐵𑐮𑐵 (Newa script)
    • ମାଲା (Odia script)
    • ꢪꢵꢭꢵ (Saurashtra script)
    • 𑆩𑆳𑆬𑆳 (Sharada script)
    • 𑖦𑖯𑖩𑖯 (Siddham script)
    • මාලා (Sinhalese script)
    • 𑩴𑩛𑩽𑩛 (Soyombo script)
    • 𑚢𑚭𑚥𑚭 (Takri script)
    • மாலா (Tamil script)
    • మాలా (Telugu script)
    • มาลา (Thai script)
    • མཱ་ལཱ (Tibetan script)
    • 𑒧𑒰𑒪𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
    • 𑨢𑨊𑨬𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

    Etymology

      Probably borrowed from Dravidian; compare Tamil மாலை (mālai, “garland”) and Telugu మాల (māla​, “garland”). In this case, the Sanskrit term is borrowed from Dravidian, rather than the other way around.

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      माला • (mālā) stem, f

      1. garland, wreath, crown
      2. a string of beads, necklace, rosary
      3. a row, line, streak
      4. a series, regular succession
      5. (rhetoric) a series of epithets or similes
      6. (drama) a series of offerings for obtaining any object of desire
      7. (astrology) a particular Dala-yoga

      Declension

      Feminine ā-stem declension of माला
      singular dual plural
      nominative माला (mālā) माले (māle) मालाः (mālāḥ)
      accusative मालाम् (mālām) माले (māle) मालाः (mālāḥ)
      instrumental मालया (mālayā)
      माला¹ (mālā¹)       		मालाभ्याम् (mālābhyām) मालाभिः (mālābhiḥ)
      dative मालायै (mālāyai) मालाभ्याम् (mālābhyām) मालाभ्यः (mālābhyaḥ)
      ablative मालायाः (mālāyāḥ)
      मालायै² (mālāyai²)       		मालाभ्याम् (mālābhyām) मालाभ्यः (mālābhyaḥ)
      genitive मालायाः (mālāyāḥ)
      मालायै² (mālāyai²)       		मालयोः (mālayoḥ) मालानाम् (mālānām)
      locative मालायाम् (mālāyām) मालयोः (mālayoḥ) मालासु (mālāsu)
      vocative माले (māle) माले (māle) मालाः (mālāḥ)
      • ¹Vedic
      • ²Brāhmaṇas

      Descendants

      • → Bengali: মালা (mala) (learned)
      • → Thai: มาลา (maa-laa)

      References

      • Monier Williams (1899) “माला”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 813/3.
      • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 351
      • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎[2] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 628
      • Trautmann, T. R. (2005). The Aryan Debate (Oxford in India Readings: Debates in Indian History and Society). India: Oxford University Press, p. 33
      This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.