माला

माला

See also: मल, मूल, माल, and माली

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /mɑː.lɑː/, [mäː.l̪äː]

Noun

माला • (mālā) f (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

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Nepali

Pronunciation

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

Noun

माला • (mālā)

1. garland
2. necklace, rosary

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• mālā (Latin script)
• 𑀫𑀸𑀮𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• মালা (Bengali script)
• මාලා (Sinhalese script)
• မာလာ or မႃလႃ (Burmese script)
• มาลา (Thai script)
• ᨾᩣᩃᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ມາລາ (Lao script)
• មាលា (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄂𑄣𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

माला f

1. Devanagari script form of mālā

Declension

Declension table of "माला" (feminine)

Case \\ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	माला (mālā)	मालायो (mālāyo) or माला (mālā)
Accusative (second)	मालं (mālaṃ)	मालायो (mālāyo) or माला (mālā)
Instrumental (third)	मालाय (mālāya)	मालाहि (mālāhi) or मालाभि (mālābhi)
Dative (fourth)	मालाय (mālāya)	मालानं (mālānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	मालाय (mālāya)	मालाहि (mālāhi) or मालाभि (mālābhi)
Genitive (sixth)	मालाय (mālāya)	मालानं (mālānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	मालाय (mālāya) or मालायं (mālāyaṃ)	मालासु (mālāsu)
Vocative (calling)	माले (māle)	मालायो (mālāyo) or माला (mālā)

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Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ᬫᬵᬮᬵ (Balinese script)
• মালা (Assamese script)
• মালা (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰯𑰩𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀸𑀮𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌾 (Grantha script)
• માલા (Gujarati script)
• ਮਾਲਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦩꦴꦭꦴ (Javanese script)
• មាលា (Khmer script)
• ಮಾಲಾ (Kannada script)
• ມາລາ (Lao script)
• മാലാ (Malayalam script)
• 𑘦𑘰𑘩𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠠᢗᠯᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• ᠮᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠯᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• မာလာ (Burmese script)
• 𑧆𑧑𑧉𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐵𑐮𑐵 (Newa script)
• ମାଲା (Oriya script)
• ꢪꢵꢭꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆳𑆬𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖯𑖩𑖯 (Siddham script)
• මාලා (Sinhalese script)
• మాలా (Telugu script)
• มาลา (Thai script)
• མཱ་ལཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒰𑒪𑒰 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

Probably of non-Indo-Aryan, possibly Dravidian, origin.

Noun

माला • (mālā) f

1. garland, wreath, crown
2. bead necklace, rosary

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of माला (mālā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	माला mālā	माले māle	मालाः mālāḥ
Vocative	माले māle	माले māle	मालाः mālāḥ
Accusative	मालाम् mālām	माले māle	मालाः mālāḥ
Instrumental	मालया / माला¹ mālayā / mālā¹	मालाभ्याम् mālābhyām	मालाभिः mālābhiḥ
Dative	मालायै mālāyai	मालाभ्याम् mālābhyām	मालाभ्यः mālābhyaḥ
Ablative	मालायाः mālāyāḥ	मालाभ्याम् mālābhyām	मालाभ्यः mālābhyaḥ
Genitive	मालायाः mālāyāḥ	मालयोः mālayoḥ	मालानाम् mālānām
Locative	मालायाम् mālāyām	मालयोः mālayoḥ	मालासु mālāsu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Bengali: মালা (mala) (learned)
• → Old Tamil: 𑀫𑀸𑀮𑁃 (mālai)
  • Tamil: மாலை (mālai)
• → Telugu: మాల (māla)
• → Thai: มาลา (maa-laa)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “माला”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 813.
• Trautmann, T. R. (2005). The Aryan Debate (Oxford in India Readings: Debates in Indian History and Society). India: Oxford University Press, p. 33