malas

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See also: Malas, malās, målas, and Małas

English

Noun

malas

  1. plural of mala

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Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From mal (“mountain”) (see also malësi (“highland”)).

Noun

málas m (plural málas, definite málasi, definite plural málasit)

  1. (male) highlander, mountain dweller, mountaineer, alpinist
  2. (ethnography) resident of the malësi (“highland”) or of malësor (“highlander”) descent

Further reading

  • noun "malas / málas" (engl. highlander) - def: málasi; pl: málas; def/pl. málasit • "Fjalor Shqip" (Albanian Dictionary)

Bikol Central

Etymology

Clipping of Spanish mala suerte or feminine plural of malo. Doublet of demalas.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ma‧las
  • IPA(key): /ˈmalas/

Adjective

málas

  1. unlucky
    Synonyms: demalas, kablas, buwisit, maldito

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Galician

Adjective

malas

  1. feminine plural of malo

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Malay malas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma- (“affix forming adjectives and stative verbs”) + below

Pronunciation

Adjective

malas

  1. indolent, lazy

Derived terms

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Kashubian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈma.las/
  • Rhymes: -alas
  • Syllabification: ma‧las

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Noun

malas m inan

  1. (Canada) syrup

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Interjection

malas

  1. (Canada) Directs attention to someone or something.

Further reading

  • Stanislow Frymark (2020) “malas”, in Kashubian Language in Canada, the USA and New Zealand; Lexical Interferences in Kashubian Language in Canada, the USA and New Zealand, Zómk Zôbòrsczi, →ISBN

Latin

Noun

mālās

  1. accusative plural of māla

Adjective

malās

  1. accusative feminine plural of malus

Latvian

Noun

malas f

  1. inflection of mala:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/vocative/accusative plural

Malay

Pronunciation

Adjective

malas (Jawi spelling مالس)

  1. indolent
  2. lazy

Derived terms

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Portuguese

Noun

malas

  1. plural of mala

Spanish

Adjective

malas m pl or f pl

  1. feminine plural of malo

Noun

malas f pl

  1. plural of mala

Swedish

Verb

malas

  1. passive infinitive of mala

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Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

malas (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜐ᜔)

  1. observation; intent look
    Synonyms: masid, malasmas, tingin, tanaw, sulyap
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Etymology 2

From a clipping of Spanish mala suerte (“bad luck”). Compare Ilocano malas, Kapampangan dimalas, Bikol Central demalas, Cebuano demalas, and Hiligaynon dimalas.

Pronunciation

Noun

malas (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜐ᜔)

  1. bad luck; misfortune; inauspicious
    Synonym: samang-palad
Derived terms

Adjective

malas (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜐ᜔)

  1. unlucky
  2. unfortunate
See also

Further reading

  • “malas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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