मैला

Hindi

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀇𑀮 (maïla), ultimately from Sanskrit मल (mal, “dirt”) +‎ -इन् (-in, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɛː.lɑː/

Adjective

मैला • (mailā)

dirty, filthy
यह मेज़ बहुत सालों से इस्तेमाल नहीं करने के वजह से मैला हो गया।
yah mez bahut sālõ se istemāl nahī̃ karne ke vajah se mailā ho gayā.
This table has become filthy due to years of disuse.

Synonym: गंदा (gandā)

Declension

Declension of मैला
	Masculine			Feminine
	Singular	Plural		Singular	Plural
Direct	मैला mailā	मैले maile		मैली mailī	मैली mailī
Oblique	मैले maile	मैले maile		मैली mailī	मैली mailī
Vocative	मैले maile	मैले maile		मैली mailī	मैली mailī

Noun

मैला • (mailā) m

dirt, filth
Synonyms: गंद (gand), गंदगी (gandgī)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “मैला”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “malin (9904)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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