mali.
A member of a caste in South Asia whose traditional occupation is gardening; hence, any South Asian gardener.
Meaning & usage
A member of a caste in South Asia whose traditional occupation is gardening; hence, any South Asian gardener.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Hindi माली (mālī, “gardener”), from Sanskrit माली (mālī, “wreath-maker, garland-maker; florist; gardener”), मालिन् (mālin, “florist; gardener”), from माला (mālā, “wreath, garland; chaplet, crown”).
Money, cash.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Arabic مَا (mā) Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic *lV- Arabic لِـ (li-) univ.? Arabic مَال (māl)bor. Swahili malider. Xhosa ímalíbor. ▲ Swahili malider. Zulu ímalíbor. English mali Borrowed from Xhosa imali, Zulu imali (“money”), both ultimately from Swahili mali (“riches, wealth; property”), from Arabic مَال (māl, “money; affluence, wealth; possessions, property”). Some dictionaries suggest an origin in English money instead, making no attempt to account for the distribution of the loanword nor the proposed shift from /n/ to /l/, both of which make this unlikely.
plural of malus
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin malī, a plural form of malus (“adverse, unfavourable, unfortunate, unlucky; destructive, hurtful; bad, evil”) (probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel- (“erroneous, false; bad, evil”)).
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