Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
malama. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
malama, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
malama in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
malama you have here. The definition of the word
malama will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
malama, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Esperanto
Etymology
From malami + -a.
Pronunciation
Adjective
malama (accusative singular malaman, plural malamaj, accusative plural malamajn)
- of hatred, hateful
- L. L. Zamenhof, Speech given at the close of the Second Esperanto Congress in Geneva, 1906, in Franko Luin (editor), Paroladoj.
- Esperantisto sekve estas ne sole tiu persono, kiu uzas Esperanton sole kaj ekskluzive por celoj praktikaj; esperantisto ankaŭ estas persono, kiu uzas Esperanton, por gajni per ĝi monon; esperantisto estas persono, kiu uzas Esperanton nur por amuziĝadi; esperantisto fine estas eĉ tiu persono, kiu uzas Esperanton por celoj plej malbonaj kaj malamaj.
- It follows that an Esperantist is not only a person who uses Esperanto solely and exclusively for practical purposes; an Esperantist is also a person who uses Esperanto to earn money; an Esperantist is a person who uses Esperanto only for entertainment; finally, an Esperantist is even a person who uses Esperanto for the most evil and hateful purposes.
- Henri Vallienne, Kastelo de Prelongo, Ĉapitro 11,
- Kiam li troviĝis antaŭ la markizo, antaŭ la viro kiu lin insultis per la aroganta letero sendita al lia filo, li ne povis deteni malaman fajreron, kiu brilis en liaj okuloj.
- When he found himself before the marquis, before the man who had insulted him through the arrogant letter sent to his son, I could not hold back the spark of hatred that shone in his eyes.
Hausa
Pronunciation
Noun
mālàmā f (possessed form mālàmar̃)
- feminine of mālàm: Ms./Mrs.
Hawaiian
Etymology
From ma- (stative preffix) + lama (“torch, light, lamp”).
Pronunciation
Noun
malama
- moon, moonlight
- Synonym: mahina
- month
Derived terms
Conjunction
malama
- perhaps
References
- Wehewehe Wikiwiki Entry
Malagasy
Noun
malama
- smooth