मैला
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀇𑀮 (maïla), ultimately from Sanskrit मल (mal, “dirt”) + -इन् (-in, adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /mɛː.lɑː/, [mɛː.läː]
Adjective
मैला • (mailā) (Urdu spelling میلا)
- dirty, filthy
- Synonym: गंदा (gandā)
- यह मेज़ बहुत सालों से इस्तेमाल नहीं होने की वजह से मैली हो गई।
- yah mez bahut sālõ se istemāl nahī̃ hone kī vajah se mailī ho gaī.
- This table has become filthy due to years of disuse.
Declension
| masculine | feminine | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| direct | मैला mailā |
मैले maile |
मैली mailī |
मैली mailī |
| oblique | मैले maile |
मैले maile |
मैली mailī |
मैली mailī |
| vocative | मैले maile |
मैले maile |
मैली mailī |
मैली mailī |
Noun
मैला • (mailā) m (Urdu spelling میلا)
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “मैला”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “malin”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press