mala.
A single lobe of an insect's maxilla.
Meaning & usage
A single lobe of an insect's maxilla.
The grinding surface of an insect's mandible.
The third segment of a mandible of some myriapods.
Where this word comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin māla (“the cheekbone, jaw”).
A bead or a set of beads commonly used by Hindus and Buddhists for keeping count while reciting, chanting, or mentally repeating a mantra or the name or names of a deity.
Where this word comes from
Transliteration of Sanskrit माला (mālā, “wreath, garland, crown”).
Synonym of rufous hare-wallaby.
Where this word comes from
From Western Desert Language, as Pitjantjatjara mala.
A seasoning made from Sichuan pepper and chilis.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Mandarin 麻 (má) Mandarin 辣 (là) Mandarin 麻辣 (málà)bor. English mala Borrowed from Mandarin 麻辣 (málà).
plural of malum
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