मलाई

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Derived from Arabic مَلَأَ (malaʔa, to stack, to fill). Alternatively, derived from Sanskrit मण्ड (maṇḍa, thick cream).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /mə.lɑː.iː/, [mɐ.läː.iː]

Noun

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मलाई (malāīf (Urdu spelling ملائی)

  1. malai, cream (cooking ingredient made from milk)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Burmese: မလိုင် (ma.luing)
  • English: malai

See also

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References

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  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मलाई”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 559-60
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “manda”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Nepali

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Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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मलाई (malāī)

  1. dative of (ma)