musala
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay musala, from Arabic مُصَلًّى (muṣallan), from صَلَّى (ṣallā, “to pray”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [muˈsala]
- Hyphenation: mu‧sa‧la
Noun
musala (plural musala-musala)
- (Islam) musalla: A place for praying (e.g. outside a mosque); a praying room
- (Islam) prayer rug
- Synonym: sajadah
Further reading
- “musala” 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.
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- 𑀫𑀼𑀲𑀮 (Brahmi script)
- मुसल (Devanagari script)
- মুসল (Bengali script)
- මුසල (Sinhalese script)
- မုသလ (Burmese script)
- มุสล or มุสะละ (Thai script)
- ᨾᩩᩈᩃ (Tai Tham script)
- ມຸສລ or ມຸສະລະ (Lao script)
- មុសល (Khmer script)
- 𑄟𑄪𑄥𑄣 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit मुसल (musala, “pestle”).
Noun
musala m or n
Declension
Declension table of "musala" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | musalo | musalā |
| Accusative (second) | musalaṃ | musale |
| Instrumental (third) | musalena | musalehi or musalebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | musalassa or musalāya or musalatthaṃ | musalānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | musalasmā or musalamhā or musalā | musalehi or musalebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | musalassa | musalānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | musalasmiṃ or musalamhi or musale | musalesu |
| Vocative (calling) | musala | musalā |
Some of these forms are different when the gender is neuter:
Declension table of "musala" (neuter)
Coordinate terms
- udukkhala (“mortar”)
Derived terms
- musalin (“armed with a club”)[1]
References
West Makian
Etymology
From Malay musala, from Arabic مُصَلًّى (muṣallan).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mu.ˈs̪a.l̪a/
Noun
musala
- a mat
- mene de ti deto di musala ― this is my grandmother's mat
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics