मल

See also: मळ, मला, माल, माला, माली, मील, मूल, मेल, मैल, and मोल

Hindi

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Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /məl/,
Rhymes: -əl

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit मल (mála).

Noun

मल • (mal) m (Urdu spelling مل)

faeces, excreta
Synonym: विष्ठा (viṣṭhā)

Declension

Declension of मल (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मल mal	मल mal
oblique	मल mal	मलों malõ
vocative	मल mal	मलो malo

Derived terms

मलीय (malīya)

References

Bahri, Hardev (1989) “मल”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Etymology 2

Verb

मल • (mal)

inflection of मलना (malnā):
1. stem
2. second-person singular present imperative

Kurukh

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):

Adverb

मल (mal)

not

References

Hahn, Ferb (1903) “मल”, in Kurukh Orao English dictionary‎, Bengal Secretariat Press, Calcutta, page 118

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मल (mala). Doublet of मळ (maḷ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /məl/

Noun

मल • (mal) m

feces, excreta
Synonym: विष्ठा (viṣṭhā)

Declension

Declension of मल (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	मल mal
direct plural	मल mal
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	मल mal	मल mal
oblique सामान्यरूप	मला malā	मलां- malān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	मलाला malālā	मलांना malānnā
ergative	मलाने, मलानं malāne, malāna	मलांनी malānnī
instrumental	मलाशी malāśī	मलांशी malānśī
locative सप्तमी	मलात malāt	मलांत malāt
vocative संबोधन	मला malā	मलांनो malānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of मल (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular^* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	मलाचा malāċā	मलाचे malāċe	मलाची malācī	मलाच्या malācā	मलाचे, मलाचं malāċe, malāċa	मलाची malācī	मलाच्या malācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	मलांचा malānċā	मलांचे malānċe	मलांची malāñcī	मलांच्या malāncā	मलांचे, मलांचं malānċe, malānċa	मलांची malāñcī	मलांच्या malāñcā
^* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “मल”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

mala (Latin script)
𑀫𑀮 (Brahmi script)
মল (Bengali script)
මල (Sinhalese script)
မလ (Burmese script)
มล or มะละ (Thai script)
ᨾᩃ (Tai Tham script)
ມລ or ມະລະ (Lao script)
មល (Khmer script)
𑄟𑄣 (Chakma script)

Noun

मल n

Devanagari script form of mala

Declension

Declension table of "मल" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	मलं (malaṃ)	मलानि (malāni)
Accusative (second)	मलं (malaṃ)	मलानि (malāni)
Instrumental (third)	मलेन (malena)	मलेहि (malehi) or मलेभि (malebhi)
Dative (fourth)	मलस्स (malassa) or मलाय (malāya) or मलत्थं (malatthaṃ)	मलानं (malānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	मलस्मा (malasmā) or मलम्हा (malamhā) or मला (malā)	मलेहि (malehi) or मलेभि (malebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	मलस्स (malassa)	मलानं (malānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	मलस्मिं (malasmiṃ) or मलम्हि (malamhi) or मले (male)	मलेसु (malesu)
Vocative (calling)	मल (mala)	मलानि (malāni)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

মল (Assamese script)
ᬫᬮ (Balinese script)
মল (Bengali script)
𑰦𑰩 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀫𑀮 (Brahmi script)
မလ (Burmese script)
મલ (Gujarati script)
ਮਲ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌮𑌲 (Grantha script)
ꦩꦭ (Javanese script)
𑂧𑂪 (Kaithi script)
ಮಲ (Kannada script)
មល (Khmer script)
ມລ (Lao script)
മല (Malayalam script)
ᠮᠠᠯᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘦𑘩 (Modi script)
ᠮᠠᠯᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑧆𑧉 (Nandinagari script)
𑐩𑐮 (Newa script)
ମଲ (Odia script)
ꢪꢭ (Saurashtra script)
𑆩𑆬 (Sharada script)
𑖦𑖩 (Siddham script)
මල (Sinhalese script)
𑩴𑩽 (Soyombo script)
𑚢𑚥 (Takri script)
மல (Tamil script)
మల (Telugu script)
มล (Thai script)
མ་ལ (Tibetan script)
𑒧𑒪 (Tirhuta script)
𑨢𑨬 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *málas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *málas, from Proto-Indo-European *mélh₂-os, from *melh₂- (“black”). Cognate with Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas), Old Prussian melne.

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ́.lɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ.l̪ɐ/

Adjective

मल • (mála)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मल (mála)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मलः málaḥ	मलौ / मला¹ málau / málā¹	मलाः / मलासः¹ málāḥ / málāsaḥ¹
Vocative	मल mála	मलौ / मला¹ málau / málā¹	मलाः / मलासः¹ málāḥ / málāsaḥ¹
Accusative	मलम् málam	मलौ / मला¹ málau / málā¹	मलान् málān
Instrumental	मलेन málena	मलाभ्याम् málābhyām	मलैः / मलेभिः¹ málaiḥ / málebhiḥ¹
Dative	मलाय málāya	मलाभ्याम् málābhyām	मलेभ्यः málebhyaḥ
Ablative	मलात् málāt	मलाभ्याम् málābhyām	मलेभ्यः málebhyaḥ
Genitive	मलस्य málasya	मलयोः málayoḥ	मलानाम् málānām
Locative	मले mále	मलयोः málayoḥ	मलेषु máleṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of मला (málā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मला málā	मले mále	मलाः málāḥ
Vocative	मले mále	मले mále	मलाः málāḥ
Accusative	मलाम् málām	मले mále	मलाः málāḥ
Instrumental	मलया / मला¹ málayā / málā¹	मलाभ्याम् málābhyām	मलाभिः málābhiḥ
Dative	मलायै málāyai	मलाभ्याम् málābhyām	मलाभ्यः málābhyaḥ
Ablative	मलायाः / मलायै² málāyāḥ / málāyai²	मलाभ्याम् málābhyām	मलाभ्यः málābhyaḥ
Genitive	मलायाः / मलायै² málāyāḥ / málāyai²	मलयोः málayoḥ	मलानाम् málānām
Locative	मलायाम् málāyām	मलयोः málayoḥ	मलासु málāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of मल (mála)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मलम् málam	मले mále	मलानि / मला¹ málāni / málā¹
Vocative	मल mála	मले mále	मलानि / मला¹ málāni / málā¹
Accusative	मलम् málam	मले mále	मलानि / मला¹ málāni / málā¹
Instrumental	मलेन málena	मलाभ्याम् málābhyām	मलैः / मलेभिः¹ málaiḥ / málebhiḥ¹
Dative	मलाय málāya	मलाभ्याम् málābhyām	मलेभ्यः málebhyaḥ
Ablative	मलात् málāt	मलाभ्याम् málābhyām	मलेभ्यः málebhyaḥ
Genitive	मलस्य málasya	मलयोः málayoḥ	मलानाम् málānām
Locative	मले mále	मलयोः málayoḥ	मलेषु máleṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

मल • (mála) stem, n (also m in later language)

dirt, filth, dust, impurity (physical and moral)
(medicine) any bodily excretion or secretion (especially those of the dhatus, described as phlegm from chyle, bile from the blood, nose mucus and ear wax from the flesh, perspiration from the fat, nails and hair from the bones, rheum of the eye from the brain)
(with शैव (śaiva)), original sin, natural impurity
camphor

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of मल (mála)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मलम् málam	मले mále	मलानि / मला¹ málāni / málā¹
Vocative	मल mála	मले mále	मलानि / मला¹ málāni / málā¹
Accusative	मलम् málam	मले mále	मलानि / मला¹ málāni / málā¹
Instrumental	मलेन málena	मलाभ्याम् málābhyām	मलैः / मलेभिः¹ málaiḥ / málebhiḥ¹
Dative	मलाय málāya	मलाभ्याम् málābhyām	मलेभ्यः málebhyaḥ
Ablative	मलात् málāt	मलाभ्याम् málābhyām	मलेभ्यः málebhyaḥ
Genitive	मलस्य málasya	मलयोः málayoḥ	मलानाम् málānām
Locative	मले mále	मलयोः málayoḥ	मलेषु máleṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Masculine a-stem declension of मल (mála)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मलः málaḥ	मलौ / मला¹ málau / málā¹	मलाः / मलासः¹ málāḥ / málāsaḥ¹
Vocative	मल mála	मलौ / मला¹ málau / málā¹	मलाः / मलासः¹ málāḥ / málāsaḥ¹
Accusative	मलम् málam	मलौ / मला¹ málau / málā¹	मलान् málān
Instrumental	मलेन málena	मलाभ्याम् málābhyām	मलैः / मलेभिः¹ málaiḥ / málebhiḥ¹
Dative	मलाय málāya	मलाभ्याम् málābhyām	मलेभ्यः málebhyaḥ
Ablative	मलात् málāt	मलाभ्याम् málābhyām	मलेभ्यः málebhyaḥ
Genitive	मलस्य málasya	मलयोः málayoḥ	मलानाम् málānām
Locative	मले mále	मलयोः málayoḥ	मलेषु máleṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

मलपृष्ठ (malapṛṣṭha)

Noun

मल • (mála) stem, m

the son of a Shudra and a Maluki

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मल (mála)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मलः málaḥ	मलौ / मला¹ málau / málā¹	मलाः / मलासः¹ málāḥ / málāsaḥ¹
Vocative	मल mála	मलौ / मला¹ málau / málā¹	मलाः / मलासः¹ málāḥ / málāsaḥ¹
Accusative	मलम् málam	मलौ / मला¹ málau / málā¹	मलान् málān
Instrumental	मलेन málena	मलाभ्याम् málābhyām	मलैः / मलेभिः¹ málaiḥ / málebhiḥ¹
Dative	मलाय málāya	मलाभ्याम् málābhyām	मलेभ्यः málebhyaḥ
Ablative	मलात् málāt	मलाभ्याम् málābhyām	मलेभ्यः málebhyaḥ
Genitive	मलस्य málasya	मलयोः málayoḥ	मलानाम् málānām
Locative	मले mále	मलयोः málayoḥ	मलेषु máleṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

मल • (mála) stem, n

tanned leather, a leathern or dirty garment
a kind of brass or bell-metal
the tip of a scorpion's tail

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of मल (mála)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मलम् málam	मले mále	मलानि / मला¹ málāni / málā¹
Vocative	मल mála	मले mále	मलानि / मला¹ málāni / málā¹
Accusative	मलम् málam	मले mále	मलानि / मला¹ málāni / málā¹
Instrumental	मलेन málena	मलाभ्याम् málābhyām	मलैः / मलेभिः¹ málaiḥ / málebhiḥ¹
Dative	मलाय málāya	मलाभ्याम् málābhyām	मलेभ्यः málebhyaḥ
Ablative	मलात् málāt	मलाभ्याम् málābhyām	मलेभ्यः málebhyaḥ
Genitive	मलस्य málasya	मलयोः málayoḥ	मलानाम् málānām
Locative	मले mále	मलयोः málayoḥ	मलेषु máleṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

→ Assamese: মল (mol)
→ Bengali: মল (mol)
→ Kannada: ಮಲ (mala)
→ Kashmiri: مَل (mal)
→ Marathi: मल (mal), मळ (maḷ)
→ Tamil: மலம் (malam)
→ Telugu: మలము (malamu)

Hindi

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

References

Etymology 2

Verb

Kurukh

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adverb

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Marathi

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

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References

Pali

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Noun

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Sanskrit

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Adjective

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Noun

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