malah

Ladino

Etymology

From Hebrew מַלְאָךְ (mal'ákh).

Noun

malah m (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling מלאך, plural malahím)

1. (religion) angel

Synonyms

• andjeló

Related terms

• malah amavet

Further reading

• Aitor García Moreno, editor (2013–), “malaj”, in Diccionario Histórico Judeoespañol (in Spanish), CSIC
• Elli Kohen & Dahlia Kohen-Gordon (2000) “malah”, in Ladino–English Concise Encyclopedic Dictionary, Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, page 237

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walaq + stative prefix Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /malah/
• Rhymes: -lah, -ah

Adverb

malah

1. in fact
2. but
3. should

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• malahan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)