malia

See also: Malia, malià, and Mâlia

English

Wikispecies

Noun

malia

  1. A passerine bird endemic to Sulawesi, of species Malia grata.

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Finnish

Noun

malia

  1. partitive singular of mali

Anagrams

Galician

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmalja/ [ˈma.ljɐ]
  • Rhymes: -alja

Etymology 1

Contraction of mais + a.

Preposition

malia

  1. despite
    Synonym: a pesar de

Etymology 2

Contraction of mal + haia.

Interjection

malia

  1. damned be
    Synonyms: dodemo, dou ao demo
    Antonym: benia
    Malia o dente que come a semente (proverb)
    Damned be the tooth that eats the seed

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin *malia, from Latin malus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈli.a/
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Hyphenation: ma‧lì‧a

Noun

malia f (plural malie)

  1. charm, enchantment
  2. spell

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Further reading

  • malia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana