mala
A single lobe of an insect's maxillaA single lobe of an insect's maxilla.
» I recalled my superstitious feeling that if she fell in love with me, I would have mala sombra there.
Ich erinnerte mich an mein abergläubisches Gefühl, dass ich, falls sie sich in mich verliebte, dort mala sombra haben würde. — Aleksandro40
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6 sensesA single lobe of an insect's maxilla.
The grinding surface of an insect's mandible.
The third segment of a mandible of some myriapods.
(Hinduism, Sikhism)A bead or a set of beads commonly used by Hindus and Buddhists for keeping count while reciting, chanting, or mentally repeating a mantra or the name or names of a deity.
Synonym of rufous hare-wallaby.
(uncountable)A seasoning made from Sichuan pepper and chilis.
Examples
1 sentencesI recalled my superstitious feeling that if she fell in love with me, I would have mala sombra there.
deIch erinnerte mich an mein abergläubisches Gefühl, dass ich, falls sie sich in mich verliebte, dort mala sombra haben würde. — Aleksandro40
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin māla (“the cheekbone, jaw”). Transliteration of Sanskrit मालLearned borrowing from Latin māla (“the cheekbone, jaw”).
Transliteration of Sanskrit माला (mālā, “wreath, garland, crown”).
From Western Desert Language, as Pitjantjatjara mala.
Borrowed from Mandarin 麻辣 (málà).
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Forms
plural: malae / malas / malaSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.