màla

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mala"

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English male (modern English mail), from Anglo-Norman male, Old French male (“bag, wallet”), from Frankish *malha (“bag”), from Proto-Germanic *malhō (“bag, pouch”), from Proto-Indo-European *molko- (“leather pouch”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaːɫ̪ə/

Noun

màla f (genitive singular màla, plural màlan)

  1. sack, satchel, scrip
  2. bag, windbag (bagpipes)
  3. budget

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of màla
radical lenition
màla mhàla

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “màla”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[1], Stirling, →ISBN

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