mala

ˈmɑːlə

Definition

Definition of mala - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

decoration

Rare

garland or wreath of flowers

Rare

The bride wore a beautiful mala around her neck.

garland

wreath

prayer beads

Rare

bead or set of beads for counting prayers

Rare

She used a mala during her meditation.

prayer beads

rosary

Australian animal

TECH.

species of hare-wallaby in arid Australia

TECH.

The mala is adapted to desert life.

marsupial

wallaby

medical

TECH.

single lobe of an insect's maxilla

TECH.

The mala is crucial for the insect's feeding.

appendage

lobe

projection

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Images of mala

garland or wreath of flowers
bead or set of beads for counting prayers
species of hare-wallaby in arid Australia

Expressions with mala

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mala fide

adv.

act with intent to deceive or in bad faith

He acted mala fide during the negotiations.

Origin of mala

Sanskrit, mālā (garland)

Examples of mala in a sentence

The dancers wore malas as part of their traditional attire.
He gifted her a mala from his trip to India.
The mala broke, scattering beads everywhere.
The mala population is declining due to habitat loss.
Researchers are studying the behavior of the mala in the wild.
Scientists studied the insect's mala under a microscope.

The structure of the mala varies among different insect species.

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French:mala, chapelet, ...
German:Blumengirlande, Mala, ...
Italian:ghirlanda, mala, ...
Spanish:guirnalda, rosario budista, ...
Portuguese:grinalda de flores, rosário, ...
Chinese:花环, 念珠, ...
Japanese:花輪, 数珠, ...
Arabic:إِكْلِيل زُهُور, مِسْبَحَة, ...
Hebrew:זֵר, מָאלָה, ...
Russian:гирлянда, чётки, ...
Ukrainian:вінок, мала, ...
Hindi:माला, जप माला, ...
Bengali:ফুলের মালা, মালা, ...
Catalan:garlanda de flors, rosari, ...
Czech:květinový věnec, mála, ...
Danish:blomsterkrans, mala, ...
Dutch:bloemenkrans, mala, ...
Greek:στεφάνι λουλουδιών, μαλά, ...
Hungarian:virágfüzér, mala, ...
Khmer:កម្រងផ្កា, កម្រងគ្រាប់សូត្រមន្ត, ...
Korean:꽃 화환, 말라, ...
Persian:حلقه گل, مالا, ...
Polish:girlanda, mala, ...
Portuguese (BR):guirlanda de flores, japa mala, ...
Romanian:ghirlandă, mala, ...
Swedish:krans, mala, ...
Thai:พวงมาลัย, มาลา, ...
Turkish:çelenk, mala, ...
Vietnamese:vòng hoa, chuỗi hạt cầu nguyện, ...

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