màla

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English male (modern English mail), from Anglo-Norman male, Old French male (“bag, wallet”), from Frankish *malha (“bag”), from Proto-Germanic *malhō (“bag, pouch”), from Proto-Indo-European *molko- (“leather pouch”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaːɫ̪ə/

Noun

màla f (genitive singular màla, plural màlan)

  1. sack, satchel, scrip
  2. bag, windbag (bagpipes)
  3. budget

Derived terms

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
màlamhàla
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “màla”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN

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