malas

See also: Malas, malās, målas, and Małas

English

Noun

malas

1. plural of mala

Anagrams

• Alams, Lamas, Salam, Salma, Slama, almas, amlas, laams, lamas, salam

Albanian

Alternative forms

• malësor (Standard)
• malsor (Gheg)

Etymology

From mal (“mountain”) (see also malësi (“highland”)).

Noun

málas m (plural málas, definite málasi, definite plural málasit)

1. (male) highlander, mountain dweller, mountaineer, alpinist
2. (ethnography) resident of the malësi (“highland”) or of malësor (“highlander”) descent

Related terms

• malësi, malësia
• mal
• malësor, malësore
• majë

Further reading

• “malas”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026

Central Bikol

Etymology

Clipping of Spanish mala suerte or feminine plural of malo. Doublet of demalas.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ma‧las
• IPA^(key): /ˈmalas/ [ˈma.l̪as]

Adjective

málas

1. unlucky

   Synonyms: demalas, kablas, buwisit, maldito

Derived terms

• malason
• mamalas
• pagkamalas

Galician

Adjective

malas

1. feminine plural of malo

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• males (informal)

Etymology

Unknown

• From Malay malas, combining form of Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma- (“affix forming adjectives and stative verbs”) and other words below:
  • From Prakrit [Term?] or Sanskrit अलस (alasa). Compare with Hindi अलस (alas, “lazy, lethargic”).
  • Otherwise, probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *las (“lazy, idle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmalas/
• Hyphenation: ma‧las
• Rhymes: -las, -as, -s

Adjective

malas (comparative lebih malas, superlative paling malas)

1. indolent, lazy

   Synonym: berat tulang

Derived terms

• bermalas-malas
• bermalas-malasan
• kemalasan
• malas-malasan
• memalaskan
• pemalas
• termalas

Further reading

• “malas”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Kashubian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.las/
• Rhymes: -alas
• Syllabification: ma‧las

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Noun

malas m inan

1. (Canada) syrup

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Interjection

malas

1. (Canada) Directs attention to someone or something.

Further reading

• Stanislow Frymark (2020), “malas”, in Kashubian Language in Canada, the USA and New Zealand; Lexical Interferences in Kashubian Language in Canada, the USA and New Zealand, Zómk Zôbòrsczi, →ISBN

Latin

Noun

mālās

1. accusative plural of māla

Adjective

malās

1. accusative feminine plural of malus

Latvian

Noun

malas f

1. inflection of mala:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/vocative/accusative plural

Malay

Etymology

Unknown

• Combining form of Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma- (“affix forming adjectives and stative verbs”) and other words below:
  • From Prakrit [Term?] or Sanskrit अलस (alasa). Compare with Hindi अलस (alas, “lazy, lethargic”).
  • Otherwise, probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *las (“lazy, idle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mä.läs]
• Rhymes: -alas, -las, -as

Adjective

malas (Jawi spelling مالس, comparative lebih malas, superlative paling malas)

1. indolent
2. lazy

Derived terms

• burung malas
• kemalasan
• memalaskan
• pemalas

Further reading

• "malas" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "malas" at PRPM first version)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

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Noun

malas

1. plural of mala

Spanish

Adjective

malas m pl or f pl

1. feminine plural of malo

Noun

malas f pl

1. plural of mala

Swedish

Verb

malas

1. passive infinitive of mala

Anagrams

• lamas, samla, smala

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈmalas/ [ˈmaː.lɐs]
• Rhymes: -alas
• Syllabification: ma‧las

Noun

malas (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜐ᜔)

1. observation; intent look

   Synonyms: masid, malasmas, tingin, tanaw, sulyap

Derived terms

• ipamalas
• magmalas
• magmalas-malas
• makamalas
• malas-malasin
• malasin
• mamalasan
• pagmalas
• pagmamalas

See also

• matyag

Etymology 2

From a clipping of Spanish mala suerte (“bad luck”). Compare Ilocano malas, Kapampangan dimalas, Central Bikol demalas, Cebuano demalas, and Hiligaynon dimalas.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈmalas/ [ˈmaː.lɐs]
• Rhymes: -alas
• Syllabification: ma‧las

Noun

malas (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜐ᜔)

1. bad luck; misfortune; inauspicious

   Synonym: samang-palad

Derived terms

• kamalasan
• malasin
• pagkamalas

Related terms

• suwerte

Adjective

malas (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜐ᜔)

1. unlucky
2. unfortunate

See also

• buwisit

Further reading

• “malas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Anagrams

• Lasam, lamas