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malas

malas is the plural of mala.

Meaning of mala

Noun (1)

mala (plural malae)

  1. A single lobe of an insect's maxilla.
  2. The grinding surface of an insect's mandible.
  3. The third segment of a mandible of some myriapods.

Noun (2)

mala (plural malas or mala)

  1. (Hinduism, Sikhism) A bead or a set of beads commonly used by Hindus and Buddhists for keeping count while reciting, chanting, or mentally repeating a mantra or the name or names of a deity.
    • His words were like beads on the string of a mala, escaping his lips in small puffs of air.2021, Ruth Ozeki, The Book of Form and Emptiness, Canongate Books (2022), page 413
    Synonyms:
    japamala

Noun (3)

mala (plural malas)

  1. Synonym of rufous hare-wallaby.

Noun (4)

mala (uncountable)

  1. A seasoning made from Sichuan pepper and chilis.

Proper noun capitalized: Malas

Malas

  1. A surname.

Origin of malas

* From Arabic ملص. * From Greek Μαλάς (Malás) or Μάλας (Málas). * From Polish Małas.

Questions about malas

What does malas mean?
Malas means a surname.
What is malas the plural of?
Malas is the plural of mala.
What part of speech is malas?
Malas is a proper noun.

Words near malas in the dictionary

  1. malarrangement
  2. malarrangements
  3. malars
  4. malarticulate
  5. malarticulated
  6. malas
  7. malasada
  8. malasadas
  9. Malasila
  10. Malasin
  11. Malasiqui

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