màla

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mala"

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English male (modern English mail), from Anglo-Norman male, Old French male (“bag, wallet”), from Frankish *malha (“bag”), from Proto-Germanic *malhō (“bag, pouch”), from Proto-Indo-European *molko- (“leather pouch”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaːɫ̪ə/

Noun

màla f (genitive singular màla, plural màlan)

  1. sack, satchel, scrip
  2. bag, windbag (bagpipes)
  3. budget

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of màla
radical lenition
màla mhàla

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “màla”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[1], Stirling, →ISBN

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