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Mala

//ˈmeɪ.lə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A single lobe of an insect's maxilla.
  2. 2
    plural of malum form-of, plural
  3. 3
    A bead or a set of beads commonly used by Hindus and Buddhists for keeping count while reciting, chanting, or mentally repeating a mantra or the name or names of a deity. Hinduism, Sikhism

    "His words were like beads on the string of a mala, escaping his lips in small puffs of air."

  4. 4
    A species of hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes hirsutus, of arid Australia.
  5. 5
    A seasoning made from Sichuan pepper and chilis. uncountable
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  1. 6
    Abbreviation of metformin-associated metabolic acidosis. abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
  2. 7
    The grinding surface of an insect's mandible.
  3. 8
    The third segment of a mandible of some myriapods.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin māla (“the cheekbone, jaw”).

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Etymology 3

Transliteration of Sanskrit माला (mālā, “wreath, garland, crown”).

Etymology 4

From Western Desert Language, as Pitjantjatjara mala.

Etymology 5

Borrowed from Mandarin 麻辣 (málà)

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