malla

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See also: Malla and mallá

Aragonese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *macla (“mesh”), from Latin macula (“spot, stain”).

Noun

malla f

  1. angioma
  2. little spot, stain
  3. mesh

Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *macla (“mesh”), from Latin macula (“spot, stain”). Doublet of màcula, a learned borrowing.

Noun

malla f (plural malles)

  1. mesh, netting
  2. (in the plural) tights, leggings
  3. (historical) mail
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Catalan mealla~mesala, from Early Medieval Latin medālia.

Noun

malla f (plural malles)

  1. type of coin worth half a diner
  2. pellitory (Parietaria officinalis)

Etymology 3

Verb

malla

  1. inflection of mallar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

References

Galician

cota de mallas

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese malla (13th century, Alfonso X), borrowed from Old French maille (“mesh, loop”), from Vulgar Latin *macla, from Latin macula (“stain”). Doublet of mágoa and malla.

Noun

malla f (plural mallas)

  1. (uncountable) mesh (structure made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them)
  2. (fashion) knitting; knitwear
  3. (uncountable) mail
  4. link (of a chain or mail)
    Synonym: elo
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Vulgar Latin *macla, from Latin macula (“stain”). Doublet of mágoa.

Noun

malla f (plural mallas)

  1. (dated) blemish
    Synonyms: mancha, tacha
    Esta mazá non ten unha malla preta!
    This apple have no blemish!
    (literally, “This apple have not a black spot!”)

Etymology 3

Attested since the 15th century. Deverbal from mallar (“to thresh”).

malla reenactment

Noun

malla f (plural mallas)

  1. threshing
  2. a beating
    Synonym: malleira
Related terms

Etymology 4

Verb

malla

  1. inflection of mallar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

References

  • “malha” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “malla” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “malla” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “malla” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “malla” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
  • Carlos Lixó, "Outra avoa no reintegracionismo", in Nós diario.

Icelandic

Verb

malla

  1. (cooking) to simmer (cook at a low heat)
    Leyfðu sósunni bara að malla. ― Just let the sauce to simmer a bit.
  2. (informal) to let something sit (to slowly do its work)
    Stífluhreinsirinn verður aðeins að fá að malla. ― The drain cleaner has to sit for a bit.
  3. (figurative, informal) to let something sit and not be worked on
    Tillagan hefur verið látin malla í einhverjum nefndum í mörg ár. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Irish

Adjective

malla

  1. inflection of mall:
    1. nominative/vocative/dative plural
    2. strong genitive plural

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
malla mhalla not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

Noun

malla m

  1. wrestler
  2. a man of the Malla clan

Declension

Declension table of "malla" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)mallomallā
Accusative (second)mallaṃmalle
Instrumental (third)mallenamallehi or mallebhi
Dative (fourth)mallassa or mallāya or mallatthaṃmallānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)mallasmā or mallamhā or mallāmallehi or mallebhi
Genitive (sixth)mallassamallānaṃ
Locative (seventh)mallasmiṃ or mallamhi or mallemallesu
Vocative (calling)mallamallā

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˈmaʝa/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ˈmaʎa/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈmaʃa/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈmaʒa/

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  • (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -aʝa
  • (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -aʎa
  • (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -aʃa
  • (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -aʒa

  • Syllabification: ma‧lla

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French maille, from Latin macula.

Noun

malla f (plural mallas)

  1. mesh, net
  2. (in the plural) tights, leggings
  3. strap handle
Derived terms
Further reading

Etymology 2

Verb

malla

  1. inflection of mallar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
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