malax
English
Verb
malax (third-person singular simple present malaxes, present participle malaxing, simple past and past participle malaxed)
- To malaxate.
Anagrams
- xalam
Kaqchikel
Alternative forms
- alamax, palamax
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish palomas (“doves”), plural of paloma (“dove”). C.f. Spanish palomilla (“moth”).
Noun
malax
- butterfly, moth
Derived terms
- bʼalam malax, bʼalamax
References
- Brown, R. McKenna; Maxwell, Judith M.; Little, Walter E. (2006) ¿La ütz awäch? Introduction to Kaqchikel Maya Language, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 230
- Ruyán Canú, Déborah; Coyote Tum, Rafael; Munson L., Jo Ann (1991) Diccionario cakchiquel central y español (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano de Centroamérica, page 6
Somali
Etymology
From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Hadiyya mara and Oromo malaa.
Noun
malax
- pus
References
- Somali Wörterbuch by M. A. Farah - D. Heck (Buske Verlag, Hamburg 1993)