"माला" meaning in Hindi

See माला in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /mɑː.lɑː/ [Delhi], [mäː.läː] [Delhi]
Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit माला (mālā). Compare Nepali माला (mālā), Pali mālā. Etymology templates: {{etymon|hi|bor|sa>माला>garland|id=garland}}, {{bor+|hi|sa|माला}} Borrowed from Sanskrit माला (mālā), {{cog|ne|माला}} Nepali माला (mālā), {{cog|pi|mālā}} Pali mālā Head templates: {{hi-noun|g=f|ur=مالا}} माला • (mālā) f (Urdu spelling مالا) Inflection templates: {{hi-ndecl|<F>}} Forms: mālā [romanization], مالا [Urdu], no-table-tags [table-tags], माला [direct, singular], मालाएँ [direct, plural], माला [oblique, singular], मालाओं [oblique, plural], माला [singular, vocative], मालाओ [plural, vocative]
  1. garland, wreath
    Sense id: en-माला-hi-noun-yAiOmNo0 Categories (other): Hindi entries with incorrect language header, Prayer Disambiguation of Hindi entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Prayer: 50 50
  2. necklace, rosary
    Sense id: en-माला-hi-noun-wMjAcrlz Categories (other): Hindi entries with incorrect language header, Prayer Disambiguation of Hindi entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Prayer: 50 50
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hi",
        "2": "bor",
        "3": "sa>माला>garland",
        "id": "garland"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hi",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "माला"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Sanskrit माला (mālā)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ne",
        "2": "माला"
      },
      "expansion": "Nepali माला (mālā)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pi",
        "2": "mālā"
      },
      "expansion": "Pali mālā",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Sanskrit माला (mālā). Compare Nepali माला (mālā), Pali mālā.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mālā",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "مالا",
      "tags": [
        "Urdu"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hi-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "माला",
      "roman": "mālā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "direct",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मालाएँ",
      "roman": "mālāẽ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "direct",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "माला",
      "roman": "mālā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मालाओं",
      "roman": "mālāõ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "माला",
      "roman": "mālā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मालाओ",
      "roman": "mālāo",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "ur": "مالا"
      },
      "expansion": "माला • (mālā) f (Urdu spelling مالا)",
      "name": "hi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<F>"
      },
      "name": "hi-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hindi",
  "lang_code": "hi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "53 47",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hindi entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "hi",
          "name": "Prayer",
          "orig": "hi:Prayer",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "garland, wreath"
      ],
      "id": "en-माला-hi-noun-yAiOmNo0",
      "links": [
        [
          "garland",
          "garland"
        ],
        [
          "wreath",
          "wreath"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "53 47",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hindi entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "hi",
          "name": "Prayer",
          "orig": "hi:Prayer",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "necklace, rosary"
      ],
      "id": "en-माला-hi-noun-wMjAcrlz",
      "links": [
        [
          "necklace",
          "necklace"
        ],
        [
          "rosary",
          "rosary"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mɑː.lɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "Delhi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mäː.läː]",
      "tags": [
        "Delhi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "माला"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Hindi entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hindi feminine nouns",
    "Hindi feminine ā-stem nouns",
    "Hindi lemmas",
    "Hindi nouns",
    "Hindi terms borrowed from Sanskrit",
    "Hindi terms derived from Sanskrit",
    "Hindi terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "hi:Prayer"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hi",
        "2": "bor",
        "3": "sa>माला>garland",
        "id": "garland"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hi",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "माला"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Sanskrit माला (mālā)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ne",
        "2": "माला"
      },
      "expansion": "Nepali माला (mālā)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pi",
        "2": "mālā"
      },
      "expansion": "Pali mālā",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Sanskrit माला (mālā). Compare Nepali माला (mālā), Pali mālā.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mālā",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "مالا",
      "tags": [
        "Urdu"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hi-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "माला",
      "roman": "mālā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "direct",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मालाएँ",
      "roman": "mālāẽ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "direct",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "माला",
      "roman": "mālā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मालाओं",
      "roman": "mālāõ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "माला",
      "roman": "mālā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मालाओ",
      "roman": "mālāo",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "ur": "مالا"
      },
      "expansion": "माला • (mālā) f (Urdu spelling مالا)",
      "name": "hi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<F>"
      },
      "name": "hi-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hindi",
  "lang_code": "hi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "garland, wreath"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "garland",
          "garland"
        ],
        [
          "wreath",
          "wreath"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "necklace, rosary"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "necklace",
          "necklace"
        ],
        [
          "rosary",
          "rosary"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mɑː.lɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "Delhi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mäː.läː]",
      "tags": [
        "Delhi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "माला"
}

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