माला

See also: मल, मूल, माल, and माली

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit माला (mālā). Compare Nepali माला (mālā), Pali mālā.

Noun

माला • (mālā) f (Urdu spelling مالا)

1. garland, wreath
2. necklace, rosary

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Nepali

Noun

माला • (mālā)

1. garland
2. necklace, rosary

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• mālā (Latin script)
• 𑀫𑀸𑀮𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• মালা (Bengali script)
• මාලා (Sinhalese script)
• မာလာ or မႃလႃ (Burmese script)
• มาลา (Thai script)
• ᨾᩣᩃᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ມາລາ (Lao script)
• មាលា (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄂𑄣𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

माला f

1. Devanagari script form of mālā

Declension

Declension table of "माला" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	माला (mālā)	मालायो (mālāyo) or माला (mālā)
Accusative (second)	मालं (mālaṃ)	मालायो (mālāyo) or माला (mālā)
Instrumental (third)	मालाय (mālāya)	मालाहि (mālāhi) or मालाभि (mālābhi)
Dative (fourth)	मालाय (mālāya)	मालानं (mālānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	मालाय (mālāya)	मालाहि (mālāhi) or मालाभि (mālābhi)
Genitive (sixth)	मालाय (mālāya)	मालानं (mālānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	मालाय (mālāya) or मालायं (mālāyaṃ)	मालासु (mālāsu)
Vocative (calling)	माले (māle)	मालायो (mālāyo) or माला (mālā)

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Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• মালা (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬵᬮᬵ (Balinese script)
• মালা (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰯𑰩𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀸𑀮𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• မာလာ (Burmese script)
• માલા (Gujarati script)
• ਮਾਲਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦴꦭꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂰𑂪𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಮಾಲಾ (Kannada script)
• មាលា (Khmer script)
• ມາລາ (Lao script)
• മാലാ (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠯᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘰𑘩𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠠᢗᠯᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧑𑧉𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐵𑐮𑐵 (Newa script)
• ମାଲା (Odia script)
• ꢪꢵꢭꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆳𑆬𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖯𑖩𑖯 (Siddham script)
• මාලා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑩛𑩽𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚭𑚥𑚭 (Takri script)
• மாலா (Tamil script)
• మాలా (Telugu script)
• มาลา (Thai script)
• མཱ་ལཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒰𑒪𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨊𑨬𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Noun

माला • (mālā) stem, f

1. garland, wreath, crown
2. bead necklace, rosary

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of माला
Nom. sg.	माला (mālā)
Gen. sg.	मालायाः (mālāyāḥ)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	माला (mālā)	माले (māle)	मालाः (mālāḥ)
Vocative	माले (māle)	माले (māle)	मालाः (mālāḥ)
Accusative	मालाम् (mālām)	माले (māle)	मालाः (mālāḥ)
Instrumental	मालया (mālayā)	मालाभ्याम् (mālābhyām)	मालाभिः (mālābhiḥ)
Dative	मालायै (mālāyai)	मालाभ्याम् (mālābhyām)	मालाभ्यः (mālābhyaḥ)
Ablative	मालायाः (mālāyāḥ)	मालाभ्याम् (mālābhyām)	मालाभ्यः (mālābhyaḥ)
Genitive	मालायाः (mālāyāḥ)	मालयोः (mālayoḥ)	मालानाम् (mālānām)
Locative	मालायाम् (mālāyām)	मालयोः (mālayoḥ)	मालासु (mālāsu)

Descendants

• Tamil: மாலை (mālai)
• Telugu: మాల (māla)
• Thai: มาลา (maa-laa)

References

• Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, page 813