malley
malley noun: a gardener.
Noun
malley (plural malleys)
- A gardener.
- […] not one-third of the work was done under the direction of the Garden Purvoe and Head Malley only, […]1843, Transactions of the Agri-horticultural Society of Western India, page 2
- […] a Gora-walla, or groom for every horse, and, according to the extent of the garden, from one to six Malleys, or gardeners.1852, The Illustrated Exhibitor and Magazine of Art, volume 1, page 310
Proper noun capitalized: Malley
Malley (plural Malleys)
- A surname from Irish.
Forms of malley
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | malleys |
| alternative form | mali |
| alternative form | mallee |
| alternative form | molly |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Malleys |
| alternative form | Maley |
| alternative form | Mally |
| alternative form | Mealey |
| alternative form | Mealy |
Origin of malley
Borrowed from Hindi माली (mālī).
* As an Irish surname, shortened form of O'Malley. * As an English surname of Norman origin, from several places in France named Mailly, from Latin Mallius, a nomen. * As a Carpathian Rusyn surname, Americanized from Mlej; see Malay. Similar Slavic variants exist such as Polish Mały, Czech and Slovak Malý, Slovene Malý; see Maly. * Also as a Slovene and Slovak surname, from Malej; see Maley.
Questions about malley
- What does malley mean?
- Malley means a gardener.
- What part of speech is malley?
- Malley can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of malley?
- The plural of malley is malleys.
Words near malley in the dictionary
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