मैला

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /mɛː.lɑː/, [mɛː.läː]

Adjective

मैला • (mailā) (Urdu spelling میلا)

1. dirty, filthy

   Synonym: गंदा (gandā)

   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.

Declension

Declension of मैला (ā-stem)

	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 (Urdu spelling میلا)

1. dirt, filth

   Synonyms: गंद (gand), गंदगी (gandgī)

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

References

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