maleta

See also: Maleta and Małeta

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maleta.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ma‧le‧ta
• IPA^(key): /maˈleta/ [maˈl̪e.ta]

Noun

maléta

1. suitcase, briefcase
2. valise, trunk

   Synonyms: baul, kaban

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French malete, diminutive of male (“leather bag”). Cognate with contemporary French mallette (“briefcase”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [məˈlɛ.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [məˈlə.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [maˈle.ta]
• Homophone: meleta

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

maleta f (plural maletes)

1. suitcase

Derived terms

• boneta
• maleter
• maletí

 

Further reading

• “maleta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “maleta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “maleta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Central Tarahumara

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maleta (“suitcase”).

Noun

maleta

1. rifle case

References

• Hilton, K. Simón (1993) Diccionario tarahumara de Samachique, Chihuahua, México (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 101)‎^[1] (in Spanish), special corrected and updated edition, Tucson: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 42
• Hilton, K. Simón with Shoemaker, Wes (2016) Diccionario tarahumara actualizado‎^[2] (in Spanish), draft edition, SIL International, page 28

Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish maleta (“suitcase”).

Noun

maleta

1. suitcase

Estonian

Noun

maleta

1. abessive singular of male

Galician

Etymology

Attested since 1370. Ultimately from Old French malete, displacing maeta (13th century), from male (“leather bag, leather or wooden travel-case”), from Frankish *malha (“leather bag”), from Proto-Germanic *malhō (“leather bag”). Compare English mail.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maˈletɐ]

Noun

maleta f (plural maletas)

1. suitcase
   • 1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana. Introducción e texto, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 417:

     Et poso en suas maletas seu auer, et vesteusse moy rricament

     And she put her belongings in her suitcases, and dressed herself richly

2. (figurative) hunchback
3. (figurative) jobless and lazy person; vagrant

   Synonym: palanquín

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “maleta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “maleta”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “maleta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “maleta”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “maleta”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish maleta and Portuguese maleta.

Noun

maleta

1. suitcase
2. trunk

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈle.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈle.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈle.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈle.tɐ/

• Hyphenation: ma‧le‧ta

Noun

maleta f (plural maletas)

1. suitcase
2. bag
3. briefcase (case used for carrying documents)

Synonyms

• valise

Spanish

Etymology

From mala (“suitcase”, originally referred to a larger item like a chest or trunk) +‎ -eta (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈleta/ [maˈle.t̪a]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: ma‧le‧ta

Noun

maleta f (plural maletas)

1. suitcase (large piece of luggage)

   Synonyms: valija, petaca

2. (Chile, Venezuela) trunk, boot (of a car)

   Synonyms: maletero, cajuela

Derived terms

• hacer la maleta
• hacer las maletas

 

Related terms

• maletín m

 

Descendants

• → Central Tarahumara: maleta
• > Chavacano: maleta (inherited)
• → Tagalog: maleta

Further reading

• “maleta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maleta (“suitcase”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maˈleta/ [mɐˈlɛː.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: ma‧le‧ta

Noun

maleta (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜒᜆ)

1. suitcase; valise

Descendants

• → Tausug: malita

Further reading

• “maleta”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “maleta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Yakan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maleta (“suitcase”).

Noun

maleta

1. suitcase