malas
English
Noun
malas
- plural of mala
Anagrams
Albanian
Alternative forms
- malësor (Standard)
- malsor (Gheg)
Etymology
From mal (“mountain”) (see also malësi (“highland”)).
Noun
málas m (plural málas, definite málasi, definite plural málasit)
- (male) highlander, mountain dweller, mountaineer, alpinist
- (ethnography) resident of the malësi (“highland”) or of malësor (“highlander”) descent
Related terms
Further reading
- [1] noun "malas / málas" (engl. highlander) - def: málasi; pl: málas; def/pl. málasit • "Fjalor Shqip" (Albanian Dictionary)
Bikol Central
Etymology
Clipping of Spanish mala suerte or feminine plural of malo. Doublet of demalas.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ma‧las
- IPA(key): /ˈmalas/ [ˈma.l̪as]
Adjective
málas
Derived terms
- malason
- mamalas
- pagkamalas
Galician
Adjective
malas
- feminine plural of malo
Indonesian
Alternative forms
- males (informal)
Etymology
From Malay malas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma- (“affix forming adjectives and stative verbs”) + below
- from Prakrit [Term?] (compare to Hindi अलस (alas, “lazy, lethargic”)), from Sanskrit अलस (alasa).
- probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *las (“lazy, idle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmalas/
- Hyphenation: ma‧las
- Rhymes: -las, -as, -s
Adjective
malas (comparative lebih malas, superlative paling malas)
- indolent, lazy
- Synonym: berat tulang
Derived terms
- bermalas-malas
- bermalas-malasan
- kemalasan
- malas-malasan
- memalaskan
- pemalas
- termalas
Further reading
- “malas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Kashubian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈma.las/
- Rhymes: -alas
- Syllabification: ma‧las
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).
Noun
malas m inan
- (Canada) syrup
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).
Interjection
malas
- (Canada) Directs attention to someone or something.
Further reading
- Stanislow Frymark (2020) “malas”, in Kashubian Language in Canada, the USA and New Zealand; Lexical Interferences in Kashubian Language in Canada, the USA and New Zealand, Zómk Zôbòrsczi, →ISBN
Latin
Noun
mālās
- accusative plural of māla
Adjective
malās
- accusative feminine plural of malus
Latvian
Noun
malas f
- inflection of mala:
- genitive singular
- nominative/vocative/accusative plural
Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mä.läs]
- Rhymes: -alas, -las, -as
Adjective
malas (Jawi spelling مالس)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “malas” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Portuguese
Noun
malas
- plural of mala
Spanish
Adjective
malas m pl or f pl
- feminine plural of malo
Noun
malas f pl
- plural of mala
Swedish
Verb
malas
- passive infinitive of mala
Anagrams
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈmalas/ [ˈmaː.lɐs]
- Rhymes: -alas
- Syllabification: ma‧las
Noun
malas (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜐ᜔)
Derived terms
- ipamalas
- magmalas
- magmalas-malas
- makamalas
- malas-malasin
- malasin
- mamalasan
- pagmalas
- pagmamalas
See also
Etymology 2
From a clipping of Spanish mala suerte (“bad luck”). Compare Ilocano malas, Kapampangan dimalas, Bikol Central demalas, Cebuano demalas, and Hiligaynon dimalas.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈmalas/ [ˈmaː.lɐs]
- Rhymes: -alas
- Syllabification: ma‧las
Noun
malas (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜐ᜔)
- bad luck; misfortune; inauspicious
- Synonym: samang-palad
Derived terms
Related terms
Adjective
malas (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜐ᜔)
See also
Further reading
- “malas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018