màla

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mala"

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

• màileid
• màladh
• màla-droma

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
màla	mhàla
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^[1], Stirling, →ISBN