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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
Noun
màla f (genitive singular màla, plural màlan)
- sack, satchel, scrip
- bag, windbag (bagpipes)
- budget
Derived terms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “màla”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN