माल

Hindi

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /mɑːl/, [mäːl]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian مال (māl), from Arabic مال (māl). Compare Assamese মাল (mal), Bengali মাল (mal).

Noun

माल • (māl) m (Urdu spelling مال) (uncountable)

  1. goods, stuff, things
  2. (slang, chiefly Delhi) money
  3. (slang, chiefly Delhi, offensive) an attractive woman
  4. (slang) drugs
Declension
Declension of माल (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct माल
māl		 माल
māl
oblique माल
māl		 मालों
mālõ
vocative माल
māl		 मालो
mālo

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit मल्ल (malla).

Noun

माल • (māl) m (Urdu spelling مال)

  1. wrestler, fighter
Declension
Declension of माल (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct माल
māl		 माल
māl
oblique माल
māl		 मालों
mālõ
vocative माल
māl		 मालो
mālo

Etymology 3

From Sanskrit माला (mālā).

Noun

माल • (māl) f (Urdu spelling مال)

  1. wreath, garland
Declension
Declension of माल (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct माल
māl		 मालें
mālẽ
oblique माल
māl		 मालों
mālõ
vocative माल
māl		 मालो
mālo

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • māla (Latin script)
  • 𑀫𑀸𑀮 (Brahmi script)
  • মাল (Bengali script)
  • මාල (Sinhalese script)
  • မာလ or မႃလ (Burmese script)
  • มาล or มาละ (Thai script)
  • ᨾᩣᩃ (Tai Tham script)
  • ມາລ or ມາລະ (Lao script)
  • មាល (Khmer script)
  • 𑄟𑄂𑄣 (Chakma script)

Noun

माल m

  1. circular enclosure, round yard

Declension
Declension table of "माल" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)मालो (mālo)माला (mālā)
Accusative (second)मालं (mālaṃ)माले (māle)
Instrumental (third)मालेन (mālena)मालेहि (mālehi) or मालेभि (mālebhi)
Dative (fourth)मालस्स (mālassa) or मालाय (mālāya) or मालत्थं (mālatthaṃ)मालानं (mālānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)मालस्मा (mālasmā) or मालम्हा (mālamhā) or माला (mālā)मालेहि (mālehi) or मालेभि (mālebhi)
Genitive (sixth)मालस्स (mālassa)मालानं (mālānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)मालस्मिं (mālasmiṃ) or मालम्हि (mālamhi) or माले (māle)मालेसु (mālesu)
Vocative (calling)माल (māla)माला (mālā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • মাল (Assamese script)
  • ᬫᬵᬮ (Balinese script)
  • মাল (Bengali script)
  • 𑰦𑰯𑰩 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀫𑀸𑀮 (Brahmi script)
  • မာလ (Burmese script)
  • માલ (Gujarati script)
  • ਮਾਲ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌮𑌾𑌲 (Grantha script)
  • ꦩꦴꦭ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂧𑂰𑂪 (Kaithi script)
  • ಮಾಲ (Kannada script)
  • មាល (Khmer script)
  • ມາລ (Lao script)
  • മാല (Malayalam script)
  • ᠮᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠯᠠ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘦𑘰𑘩 (Modi script)
  • ᠮᠠᢗᠯᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑧆𑧑𑧉 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐩𑐵𑐮 (Newa script)
  • ମାଲ (Odia script)
  • ꢪꢵꢭ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆩𑆳𑆬 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖦𑖯𑖩 (Siddham script)
  • මාල (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩴𑩛𑩽 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚢𑚭𑚥 (Takri script)
  • மால (Tamil script)
  • మాల (Telugu script)
  • มาล (Thai script)
  • མཱ་ལ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒧𑒰𑒪 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨢𑨊𑨬 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Possibly borrowed from Dravidian; in particular, comparisons to मलय (malaya, “name of a mountain range on the west of Malabar”) have been suggested, though this is semantically suspect.

Noun

माल • (māla) stem, n

  1. a forest or wood near a village
Declension
Neuter a-stem declension of माल (māla)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative मालम्
mālam		 माले
māle		 मालानि / माला¹
mālāni / mālā¹
Vocative माल
māla		 माले
māle		 मालानि / माला¹
mālāni / mālā¹
Accusative मालम्
mālam		 माले
māle		 मालानि / माला¹
mālāni / mālā¹
Instrumental मालेन
mālena		 मालाभ्याम्
mālābhyām		 मालैः / मालेभिः¹
mālaiḥ / mālebhiḥ¹
Dative मालाय
mālāya		 मालाभ्याम्
mālābhyām		 मालेभ्यः
mālebhyaḥ
Ablative मालात्
mālāt		 मालाभ्याम्
mālābhyām		 मालेभ्यः
mālebhyaḥ
Genitive मालस्य
mālasya		 मालयोः
mālayoḥ		 मालानाम्
mālānām
Locative माले
māle		 मालयोः
mālayoḥ		 मालेषु
māleṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Etymology 2

Likely borrowed from Dravidian; compare Tamil மாலர் (mālar, “the child of a Brahmin mother and a Sudra father”), Telugu మాల (māla​, “a pariah, an outcaste”), Kannada ಮಾಲ (māla​, “low, base, name of a barbarous tribe”).

Proper noun

माल • (māla) stem, m

  1. name of a district (lying west and southwest of Bengal)
  2. of one of the seven islands, of Antara-dvīpa
  3. of the son of a Śūdra and a Sūta
  4. (in the plural) name of a barbarous tribe or people
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of माल (māla)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative मालः
mālaḥ		 मालौ / माला¹
mālau / mālā¹		 मालाः / मालासः¹
mālāḥ / mālāsaḥ¹
Vocative माल
māla		 मालौ / माला¹
mālau / mālā¹		 मालाः / मालासः¹
mālāḥ / mālāsaḥ¹
Accusative मालम्
mālam		 मालौ / माला¹
mālau / mālā¹		 मालान्
mālān
Instrumental मालेन
mālena		 मालाभ्याम्
mālābhyām		 मालैः / मालेभिः¹
mālaiḥ / mālebhiḥ¹
Dative मालाय
mālāya		 मालाभ्याम्
mālābhyām		 मालेभ्यः
mālebhyaḥ
Ablative मालात्
mālāt		 मालाभ्याम्
mālābhyām		 मालेभ्यः
mālebhyaḥ
Genitive मालस्य
mālasya		 मालयोः
mālayoḥ		 मालानाम्
mālānām
Locative माले
māle		 मालयोः
mālayoḥ		 मालेषु
māleṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Etymology 3

Of unclear origin. Perhaps related to मल (mala, “dirt, filth”), Lithuanian mólis (“loam, clay”).

Noun

माल • (māla) stem, n

  1. a field

Noun

माल • (māla) stem, n

  1. fraud, artifice

Etymology 5

See माला (mālā).

Noun

माल • (māla) stem, m

  1. (in some compounds) = माला (mālā, “a wreath, garland”)

References
  • Monier Williams (1899) “माल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 813/2.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 402
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 627-8
  • Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 4824, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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