Malamala: 5 definitions

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Malamala means something in Marathi, Hindi, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Alternative spellings of this word include Malmal.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

malamala (मलमल).—f sometimes malamalī f ( H) Muslin.

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maḷamaḷa (मळमळ).—f (Imit.) Qualmishness or queasiness. v . 2 Mental inquietude; restlessness or uneasy workings (as of distrust or suspicion). v phēḍa, ghālava & phiṭa, jā.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

malamala (मलमल).—f Muslin.

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maḷamaḷa (मळमळ).—f Qualimishness. Restlessness.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Hindi dictionary

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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Malamala (मलमल) [Also spelled malmal]:—(nf) muslin.

2) Mālāmāla (मालामाल) [Also spelled malamal]:—(a) opulent, very prosperous, immensely rich; —[honā] to make a fortune.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Malamala (ಮಲಮಲ):—[adverb] = ಮಲಮಲನೆ [malamalane].

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Malamala (ಮಲಮಲ):—[noun] = ಮಲಮಲ್ಲು [malamallu].

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Maḷamaḷa (ಮಳಮಳ):—[noun] the quality or condition of being obscure; obscurity.

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Maḷamaḷa (ಮಳಮಳ):—

1) [noun] severe mental affliction or grief.

2) [noun] a feeling of intense dislike, disgust; loathing; detestation.

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Maḻamaḻa (ಮೞಮೞ):—[noun] the quality or condition of being obscure; obscurity.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Tamil dictionary

[«previous next»] — Malamala in Tamil glossary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Malamala (மலமல) [malamalattal] [mala-mala] 11 intransitive verb < மலமலெனல். [malamalenal.] To produce the sound of bubbling or flowing abundantly; மலமலென்றொலித்தல். [malamalenrolithal.]

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Maḻamaḻa (மழமழ) [maḻamaḻattal] 11 intransitive verb To be soft or smooth; வழவழப்பாதல். [vazhavazhappathal.]

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Maḷamaḷa (மளமள) [maḷamaḷattal] 11 intransitive verb To crash, rattle, sound loudly, as branches in snapping; மரக்கொம்பு முதலியன முறியும்போது ஒலியெழும்புதல். [marakkombu muthaliyana muriyumbothu oliyezhumbuthal.]

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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