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mala.

eyebrow

4 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmˠɑl̪ˠə/Munster/ˈmˠalˠə/Connacht/ˈmˠɔlˠi/Ulster
  1. eyebrow

    feminine
  2. brow (projecting upper edge of a steep place such as a hill)

    feminine
  3. slope, incline

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish mala, from Proto-Celtic *malaxs, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥Hdʰo-, shared with Breton malvenn, Old English molda (“forehead”), Ancient Greek βλωθρός (blōthrós, “lofty”), Avestan 𐬐𐬀-𐬨𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬜𐬋 (ka-mər^əδō, “demon's head”).

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