ꦩꦭ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese mala (“dirt, filth; impurity; stain; defect; sin”), from Sanskrit मल (mala).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɔ.lɔ/
  • Rhymes: -lɔ
  • Hyphenation: ma‧la

Noun

ꦩꦭ (mala)

  1. blemish, flaw

Further reading

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “mala”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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