malas
See also: malās, målas, and Małas
English
Noun
malas
- plural of mala
Anagrams
- Alams, Lamas, Salam, Salma, Slama, almas, amlas, laams, lamas, salam
Albanian
Alternative forms
- malësor (Standard)
- malsor (Gheg)
Etymology
From mal (“mountain”) (see also malësi (“highland”)).
Noun
málas m (indefinite plural málas, definite singular málasi, definite plural málasit)
- (male) highlander, mountain dweller, mountaineer, alpinist
- (ethnography) resident of the malësi (“highland”) or of malësor (“highlander”) descent
Related terms
- malësi, malësia
- mal
- malësor, malësore
- majë
Further reading
- 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/
Adjective
málas
- unlucky
- Synonyms: demalas, kablas, buwisit, maldito
Derived terms
- malason
- mamalas
- pagkamalas
Galician
Adjective
malas
- feminine plural of malo
Indonesian
Alternative forms
- males (colloquial)
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
- indolent, lazy
Derived terms
- bermalas-malas
- bermalas-malasan
- kemalasan
- malas-malasan
- memalaskan
- pemalas
- termalas
Further reading
- “malas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Latin
Adjective
malās
- accusative feminine plural of malus
Latvian
Noun
malas f
- genitive singular form of mala
- nominative plural form of mala
- vocative plural form of mala
- accusative plural form of mala
Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mä.läs]
Adjective
malas (Jawi spelling مالس)
- indolent
- lazy
Derived terms
- kemalasan
- memalaskan
- pemalas
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
- infinitive passive of mala.
Anagrams
- lamas, samla, smala
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ma‧las
- IPA(key): /ˈmalas/, [ˈma.lɐs]
Noun
malas (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜐ᜔)
- observation; intent look
- Synonyms: masid, malasmas, tingin, tanaw, sulyap
Derived terms
- ipamalas
- magmalas
- magmalas-malas
- makamalas
- malasin
- malas-malasin
- mamalasan
- pagmalas
- pagmamalas
See also
- matyag
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
- Hyphenation: ma‧las
- IPA(key): /ˈmalas/, [ˈma.lɐs]
Noun
malas (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜐ᜔)
- bad luck; misfortune; inauspicious
Derived terms
- kamasalan
- malasin
- pagkamalas
Adjective
malas (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜐ᜔)
- unlucky
- unfortunate
See also
- buwisit
Further reading
- “malas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018