माला

Hindi

Etymology

  • Borrowed from Sanskrit माला (mālā). Compare Nepali माला (mālā), Pali mālā.

    Pronunciation

    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /mɑː.lɑː/, [mäː.läː]

    Noun

    माला • (mālāf (Urdu spelling مالا)

    1. garland, wreath
    2. necklace, rosary

    Declension

    Declension of माला (fem ā-stem)
    singular plural
    direct माला
    mālā
    मालाएँ
    mālāẽ
    oblique माला
    mālā
    मालाओं
    mālāõ
    vocative माला
    mālā
    मालाओ
    mālāo

    Nepali

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [mälä]
    • Phonetic Devanagari: माला

    Noun

    माला • (mālā)

    1. garland
    2. necklace, rosary

    Pali

    Alternative forms

    Noun

    माला f

    1. Devanagari script form of mālā

    Declension

    Sanskrit

    Alternative scripts

    Etymology

  • Probably borrowed from Dravidian; compare Tamil மாலை (mālai, garland) and Telugu మాల (māla​, garland).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    माला • (mālā) stemf

    1. garland, wreath, crown
    2. a string of beads, necklace, rosary
    3. a row, line, streak
    4. a series, regular succession
    5. (rhetoric) a series of epithets or similes
    6. (drama) a series of offerings for obtaining any object of desire
    7. (astrology) a particular Dala-yoga

    Declension

    Feminine ā-stem declension of माला
    singular dual plural
    nominative माला (mālā) माले (māle) मालाः (mālāḥ)
    accusative मालाम् (mālām) माले (māle) मालाः (mālāḥ)
    instrumental मालया (mālayā)
    माला¹ (mālā¹)
    मालाभ्याम् (mālābhyām) मालाभिः (mālābhiḥ)
    dative मालायै (mālāyai) मालाभ्याम् (mālābhyām) मालाभ्यः (mālābhyaḥ)
    ablative मालायाः (mālāyāḥ)
    मालायै² (mālāyai²)
    मालाभ्याम् (mālābhyām) मालाभ्यः (mālābhyaḥ)
    genitive मालायाः (mālāyāḥ)
    मालायै² (mālāyai²)
    मालयोः (mālayoḥ) मालानाम् (mālānām)
    locative मालायाम् (mālāyām) मालयोः (mālayoḥ) मालासु (mālāsu)
    vocative माले (māle) माले (māle) मालाः (mālāḥ)
    • ¹Vedic
    • ²Brāhmaṇas

    Descendants

    • Bengali: মালা (mala) (learned)
    • Thai: มาลา (maa-laa)

    References

    • Monier Williams (1899), “माला”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 813/3.
    • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 351
    • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963), Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎[2] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 628
    • Trautmann, T. R. (2005). The Aryan Debate (Oxford in India Readings: Debates in Indian History and Society). India: Oxford University Press, p. 33