musala
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay musala, from Arabic مُصَلًّى (muṣallan), from صَلَّى (ṣallā, “to pray”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
musala (first-person possessive musalaku, second-person possessive musalamu, third-person possessive musalanya)
- (Islam) musalla: A place for praying (e.g. outside a mosque); a praying room.
- (Islam) prayer rug
- Synonym: sajadah
Further reading edit
- “musala” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Pali edit
Alternative forms edit
Alternative forms
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sanskrit मुसल (musala, “pestle”)
Noun edit
musala m or n
Declension edit
Declension table of "musala" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | musalo | musalā |
| Accusative (second) | musalaṃ | musale |
| Instrumental (third) | musalena | musalehi or musalebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | musalassa or musalāya or musalatthaṃ | musalānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | musalasmā or musalamhā or musalā | musalehi or musalebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | musalassa | musalānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | musalasmiṃ or musalamhi or musale | musalesu |
| Vocative (calling) | musala | musalā |
Some of these forms are different when the gender is neuter:
Declension table of "musala" (neuter)
Coordinate terms edit
- udukkhala (“mortar”)
Derived terms edit
References edit
West Makian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay musala, from Arabic مُصَلًّى (muṣallan).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
musala
- a mat
- mene de ti deto di musala ― this is my grandmother's mat
References edit
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics