मल्

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

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Of unclear origin. Generally related to मलन (malana, crushing, grinding), though the semantic gap between "grinding" > "obtaining" > "having" is non-trivial.

Pronunciation

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Root

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मल् (mal)

  1. to hold, possess

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References

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  • Monier Williams (1899) “मल्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 792/1.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 391; 392