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malis

malis is the plural of mali.

Meaning of mali

Noun (1)

mali (plural malis)

  1. (India, South-Asia) A member of a caste in South Asia whose traditional occupation is gardening; hence, any South Asian gardener.
    • [H]ence the slow progress hitherto made in the cultivation of such produce of the garden as is generally held in estimation by the European portion of the community, left as it generally is, to the simple Hindoo mallee (or gardener,) it is not to be wondered at, that our bazars want what are deemed...1840, G. T. Frederic Speede, Indian Hand-book of Gardening; Containing Directions for the Management of the Kitchen and Flower Garden, etc. etc. in India: […], Calcutta: W. Thacker & Co. St. Andrew's...

Noun (2)

mali (uncountable)

  1. (South Africa) Money, cash.

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Noun capitalized: Malis

Malis

  1. (plural) plural of Mali

Questions about malis

What is malis the plural of?
Malis is the plural of mali.
What part of speech is malis?
Malis is a noun.

Words near malis in the dictionary

  1. malinvesting
  2. malinvestment
  3. malinvestments
  4. malinvests
  5. Malipo
  6. malis
  7. Maliseet
  8. Maliseet-Passamaquoddy
  9. Maliseets
  10. Maliseet–Passamaquoddy
  11. malism

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