ꦩꦭ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese mala (“dirt, filth; impurity; stain; defect; sin”), from Sanskrit मल (mala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔ.lɔ/
• Rhymes: -lɔ
• Hyphenation: ma‧la

Noun

ꦩꦭ (mala)

1. blemish, flaw

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “mala”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN