màla
See also: mala, mála, malá, malā, måla, mālā, mała, małą, and mäla
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle English male (modern English mail), from Anglo-Norman male, Old French male (“bag, wallet”), from Frankish *malha (“bag”), from Proto-Germanic *malhō (“bag, pouch”), from Proto-Indo-European *molko- (“leather pouch”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaːɫ̪ə/
Noun
màla f (genitive singular màla, plural màlan)
- sack, satchel, scrip
- bag, windbag (bagpipes)
- budget
Derived terms
- màileid
- màladh
- màla-droma
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| màla | mhàla |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “màla”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN