mela

See also: Mela, méla, mêla, měla, meļa, mela-, mēļa, mēļā, and мела

English

Etymology

From Urdu میلہ‎ (mela)/Hindi मेला (melā), from Sanskrit मेलक (melaka).

Noun

mela (plural melas)

1. A Hindu religious festival.
2. A South Asian fair. [from 19th c.]
   • 2008, Amitav Ghosh, Sea of Poppies, Penguin, published 2015, page 53:

     Kalua was a man of unusual height and powerful build: in any fair, festival or mela, he could always be spotted towering above the crowd—even the jugglers on stilts were usually not so tall as he.

   • 2011, Arupa Patangia Kalita, translated by Deepika Phukan, The Story of Felanee:

     Every year there was a mela in the small village where Jutimala lived and Khitish would send three workers to set up a stall there.

Anagrams

• -meal, Elam, Elma, Leam, Lema, Malé, alme, amel, lame, lamé, leam, lema, male, meal

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɛla]
• Hyphenation: me‧la

Etymology 1

Noun

mela f

1. melee

   Synonyms: tlačenice, zmatek, chaos

2. brawl

   Synonym: rvačka

Declension

Declension of mela (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	mela	mely
genitive	mely	mel
dative	mele	melám
accusative	melu	mely
vocative	melo	mely
locative	mele	melách
instrumental	melou	melami

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

mela

1. masculine singular present transgressive of mlít

Further reading

• mela in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• mela in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *mëla, from Proto-Finno-Permic *melä. Cognates include Karelian mela, Ludian mela (“oar”), Veps mela (“oar”), Estonian mõla (“paddle, oar”), Votic mõla (“paddle, oar”), Livvi mela (“paddle, oar”), Northern Sami mealli (“oar”), Erzya миле (miľe, “oar, paddle”), Moksha миле (miľe, “oar, paddle”), [script needed] (mǝľä), Komi-Zyrian маль (maľ, “oar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmelɑ/, [ˈme̞lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -elɑ
• Syllabification^(key): me‧la

Noun

mela

1. paddle (oar-like implement)
2. (slang) dick (penis)

Declension

Inflection of mela (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		mela	melat
genitive		melan	melojen
partitive		melaa	meloja
illative		melaan	meloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		mela	melat
accusative	nom.	mela	melat
	gen.	melan
genitive		melan	melojen melainrare
partitive		melaa	meloja
inessive		melassa	meloissa
elative		melasta	meloista
illative		melaan	meloihin
adessive		melalla	meloilla
ablative		melalta	meloilta
allative		melalle	meloille
essive		melana	meloina
translative		melaksi	meloiksi
instructive		—	meloin
abessive		melatta	meloitta
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of mela (type kala)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative melani melani accusative nom. melani melani gen. melani genitive melani melojeni melainirare partitive melaani melojani inessive melassani meloissani elative melastani meloistani illative melaani meloihini adessive melallani meloillani ablative melaltani meloiltani allative melalleni meloilleni essive melanani meloinani translative melakseni meloikseni instructive — — abessive melattani meloittani comitative — meloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative melasi melasi accusative nom. melasi melasi gen. melasi genitive melasi melojesi melaisirare partitive melaasi melojasi inessive melassasi meloissasi elative melastasi meloistasi illative melaasi meloihisi adessive melallasi meloillasi ablative melaltasi meloiltasi allative melallesi meloillesi essive melanasi meloinasi translative melaksesi meloiksesi instructive — — abessive melattasi meloittasi comitative — meloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative melamme melamme accusative nom. melamme melamme gen. melamme genitive melamme melojemme melaimmerare partitive melaamme melojamme inessive melassamme meloissamme elative melastamme meloistamme illative melaamme meloihimme adessive melallamme meloillamme ablative melaltamme meloiltamme allative melallemme meloillemme essive melanamme meloinamme translative melaksemme meloiksemme instructive — — abessive melattamme meloittamme comitative — meloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative melanne melanne accusative nom. melanne melanne gen. melanne genitive melanne melojenne melainnerare partitive melaanne melojanne inessive melassanne meloissanne elative melastanne meloistanne illative melaanne meloihinne adessive melallanne meloillanne ablative melaltanne meloiltanne allative melallenne meloillenne essive melananne meloinanne translative melaksenne meloiksenne instructive — — abessive melattanne meloittanne comitative — meloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative melansa melansa accusative nom. melansa melansa gen. melansa genitive melansa melojensa melainsarare partitive melaansa melojaan melojansa inessive melassaan melassansa meloissaan meloissansa elative melastaan melastansa meloistaan meloistansa illative melaansa meloihinsa adessive melallaan melallansa meloillaan meloillansa ablative melaltaan melaltansa meloiltaan meloiltansa allative melalleen melallensa meloilleen meloillensa essive melanaan melanansa meloinaan meloinansa translative melakseen melaksensa meloikseen meloiksensa instructive — — abessive melattaan melattansa meloittaan meloittansa comitative — meloineen meloinensa

Derived terms

• melaa mekkoon
• meloa
• perämela

See also

• molo

Further reading

• "mela" in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish).

Anagrams

• Elma, elam

Gothic

Romanization

mēla

1. Romanization of 𐌼𐌴𐌻𐌰

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin mēla, from mēlum, from Latin mālum, borrowed from Doric Greek μᾶλον (mâlon, “apple”); compare Attic μῆλον (mêlon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈme.la/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ela
• Hyphenation: mé‧la

Noun

mela f (plural mele, diminutive melétta or melìna, augmentative melóna, pejorative melàccia, endearing-derogatory melùccia or melùzza)

1. apple (fruit)

   Synonym: pomo

2. (colloquial, slang) buttock, butt cheek

Derived terms

• mela cotogna (“quince”)
• mela della discordia (“apple of discord”)
• mela librale (“type of large apple”)
• mela selvatica (“crab apple”)

Related terms

• melagrana
• melata
• meleto
• melo
• melone

Anagrams

• alme, lame, male

Karelian

Noun

mela

1. paddle

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.la/

Etymology 1

From Arabic بَلَى‎ (balā, “why, certainly!, yes, of course!”), in dialects also with prefixed m-. Compare North Levantine Arabic مبلا‎ (mbala).

Adverb

mela

1. certainly
2. thus; so; accordingly

Interjection

mela

1. so; okay; all right

   Mela, ħa nibdew!

   So, let's start!

Alternative forms

• mmela

Etymology 2

Root
m-l-j
4 terms

From Arabic مَلَأَ‎ (malaʔa), أَمْلَأَ‎ (ʔamlaʔa).

Verb

mela (imperfect jimla, past participle mimli, verbal noun mili)

1. (transitive) to fill, stuff
2. (intransitive, of the sea) to rise, flood

   Antonym: forogħ

Conjugation

Conjugation of mela
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	mlejt	mlejt	mela		mlejna	mlejtu	mlew
	f			mliet
imperfect	m	nimla	timla	jimla		nimlew	timlew	jimlew
	f			timla
imperative			imla				imlew

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.la/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɛla
• Syllabification: me‧la

Verb

mela

1. third-person singular present of melać

Portuguese

Verb

mela

1. inflection of melar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Sardinian

Etymology

From Late Latin mēla, from mēlum, from Latin mālum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmela/

Noun

mela f (plural melas)

1. apple (fruit)

Sassarese

Pronunciation

• (Castelsardo) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛla/
• (Sedini) IPA^(key): /ˈmela/

Noun

mela f (plural meli)

1. (dialectal) Alternative form of mera (“apple”)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From German Mehl.

Noun

mela f (Cyrillic spelling мела)

1. (Kajkavian) flour

Related terms

• brašno

Participle

mela (Cyrillic spelling мела)

1. inflection of mesti:
   1. feminine singular active past participle
   2. neuter plural active past participle

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmela/ [ˈme.la]
• Rhymes: -ela
• Syllabification: me‧la

Noun

mela f (plural melas)

1. smitt; smit

Derived terms

• melar

 

Further reading

• “mela”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *mëla.

Noun

mela

1. paddle (rowing tool)

Inflection

Inflection of mela (inflection type 5/sana)
nominative sing.	mela
genitive sing.	melan
partitive sing.	melad
partitive plur.	meloid
	singular	plural
nominative	mela	melad
accusative	melan	melad
genitive	melan	meloiden
partitive	melad	meloid
essive-instructive	melan	meloin
translative	melaks	meloikš
inessive	melas	meloiš
elative	melaspäi	meloišpäi
illative	melaha melha	meloihe
adessive	melal	meloil
ablative	melalpäi	meloilpäi
allative	melale	meloile
abessive	melata	meloita
comitative	melanke	meloidenke
prolative	meladme	meloidme
approximative I	melanno	meloidenno
approximative II	melannoks	meloidennoks
egressive	melannopäi	meloidennopäi
terminative I	melahasai melhasai	meloihesai
terminative II	melalesai	meloilesai
terminative III	melassai	—
additive I	melahapäi melhapäi	meloihepäi
additive II	melalepäi	meloilepäi

References

• Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “весло”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Welsh

Etymology

From mêl (“honey”) +‎ -a. Cognate with Cornish mela.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛla/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈmeːla/, /ˈmɛla/
• Rhymes: -ɛla

Verb

mela (first-person singular present melaf)

1. to gather nectar to make honey
2. to sweeten with honey

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	melaf	meli	mela	melwn	melwch	melant	melir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	melwn	melit	melai	melem	melech	melent	melid
preterite	melais	melaist	melodd	melasom	melasoch	melasant	melwyd
pluperfect	melaswn	melasit	melasai	melasem	melasech	melasent	melasid, melesid
present subjunctive	melwyf	melych	melo	melom	meloch	melont	meler
imperative	—	mela	meled	melwn	melwch	melent	meler
verbal noun	mela
verbal adjectives	meledig meladwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

Inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	mela i, melaf i	meli di	melith o/e/hi, meliff e/hi	melwn ni	melwch chi	melan nhw
conditional	melwn i, melswn i	melet ti, melset ti	melai fo/fe/hi, melsai fo/fe/hi	melen ni, melsen ni	melech chi, melsech chi	melen nhw, melsen nhw
preterite	melais i, meles i	melaist ti, melest ti	melodd o/e/hi	melon ni	meloch chi	melon nhw
imperative	—	mela	—	—	melwch	—
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
mela	fela	unchanged	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “mela”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Xhosa

Etymology

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Verb

-mela^?

1. (transitive) to stand for

Inflection

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