mali

See also: Mali, Malí, malí, màli, mǎlì, māli, mą́łi, and mạ lị

mali - English

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈmɑːli/
(General American) IPA: /ˈmɑli/, /ˈmæ-/
Hyphenation: ma‧li

Noun

mali (plural malis)

(India, South Asia) A member of a caste in South Asia whose traditional occupation is gardening; hence, any South Asian gardener.

Alternative forms

mallee
molly

Translations

Hindi: माली (hi) m (mālī), मालिन (hi) f (mālin)
Sanskrit: मालिन् (sa) m (mālin), मालिनी (sa) f (mālinī)
Urdu: مالی‎ m (mâli)

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation, General South African) IPA: /ˈmɑːli/
(General American) IPA: /ˈmɑli/
Hyphenation: ma‧li

Noun

mali (uncountable)

(South Africa) Money, cash.

Translations

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈmeɪlaɪ/, /ˈmɑː-/, /ˈmæ-/
(General American) IPA: /ˈmeɪlaɪ/, /ˈmæ-/
Hyphenation: ma‧li

Noun

mali

plural of malus

Anagrams

Alim, Liam, Lima, Mila, alim, lima, mail

mali - Albanian

Pronunciation

IPA: /mali/

Noun

mali ? definite singular form of mal

mountain

mali - Amis

Noun

mali

ball

mali - Bunun

Noun

mali

ball

mali - Dyirbal

Adjective

mali

wonderful, fantastic

mali - Dyula

Alternative forms

mɛli

Noun

mali

hippopotamus

mali - Finnish

Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈmɑli/, [ˈmɑli]
Syllabification: ma‧li

Noun

mali

wormwood (Artemisia absinthium)

Declension

Inflection of mali (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		mali	malit
genitive		malin	malien
partitive		malia	maleja
illative		maliin	maleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		mali	malit
accusative	nom.	mali	malit
accusative	gen.	malin	malit
genitive		malin	malien
partitive		malia	maleja
inessive		malissa	maleissa
elative		malista	maleista
illative		maliin	maleihin
adessive		malilla	maleilla
ablative		malilta	maleilta
allative		malille	maleille
essive		malina	maleina
translative		maliksi	maleiksi
instructive		—	malein
abessive		malitta	maleitta
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of mali (type risti)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		malini	malini
accusative	nom.	malini	malini
accusative	gen.	malini	malini
genitive		malini	malieni
partitive		maliani	malejani
inessive		malissani	maleissani
elative		malistani	maleistani
illative		maliini	maleihini
adessive		malillani	maleillani
ablative		maliltani	maleiltani
allative		malilleni	maleilleni
essive		malinani	maleinani
translative		malikseni	maleikseni
instructive		—	—
abessive		malittani	maleittani
comitative		—	maleineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		malisi	malisi
accusative	nom.	malisi	malisi
accusative	gen.	malisi	malisi
genitive		malisi	maliesi
partitive		maliasi	malejasi
inessive		malissasi	maleissasi
elative		malistasi	maleistasi
illative		maliisi	maleihisi
adessive		malillasi	maleillasi
ablative		maliltasi	maleiltasi
allative		malillesi	maleillesi
essive		malinasi	maleinasi
translative		maliksesi	maleiksesi
instructive		—	—
abessive		malittasi	maleittasi
comitative		—	maleinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		malimme	malimme
accusative	nom.	malimme	malimme
accusative	gen.	malimme	malimme
genitive		malimme	maliemme
partitive		maliamme	malejamme
inessive		malissamme	maleissamme
elative		malistamme	maleistamme
illative		maliimme	maleihimme
adessive		malillamme	maleillamme
ablative		maliltamme	maleiltamme
allative		malillemme	maleillemme
essive		malinamme	maleinamme
translative		maliksemme	maleiksemme
instructive		—	—
abessive		malittamme	maleittamme
comitative		—	maleinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		malinne	malinne
accusative	nom.	malinne	malinne
accusative	gen.	malinne	malinne
genitive		malinne	malienne
partitive		malianne	malejanne
inessive		malissanne	maleissanne
elative		malistanne	maleistanne
illative		maliinne	maleihinne
adessive		malillanne	maleillanne
ablative		maliltanne	maleiltanne
allative		malillenne	maleillenne
essive		malinanne	maleinanne
translative		maliksenne	maleiksenne
instructive		—	—
abessive		malittanne	maleittanne
comitative		—	maleinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		malinsa	malinsa
accusative	nom.	malinsa	malinsa
accusative	gen.	malinsa	malinsa
genitive		malinsa	maliensa
partitive		maliaan maliansa	malejaan malejansa
inessive		malissaan malissansa	maleissaan maleissansa
elative		malistaan malistansa	maleistaan maleistansa
illative		maliinsa	maleihinsa
adessive		malillaan malillansa	maleillaan maleillansa
ablative		maliltaan maliltansa	maleiltaan maleiltansa
allative		malilleen malillensa	maleilleen maleillensa
essive		malinaan malinansa	maleinaan maleinansa
translative		malikseen maliksensa	maleikseen maleiksensa
instructive		—	—
abessive		malittaan malittansa	maleittaan maleittansa
comitative		—	maleineen maleinensa

Synonyms

koiruoho

Anagrams

Ilma, Mila, ilma, lima

mali - French

Noun

mali m (uncountable)

Mali (language)

mali - Italian

Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈma.li/
Hyphenation: mà‧li

Noun

mali m

plural of male

Anagrams

almi, lima, mail, mila

mali - Jingpho

Numeral

mali

four

mali - Kambera

Alternative forms

maling

Noun

mali

mali - Kavalan

Noun

mali

ball

mali - Latin

Adjective

malī

inflection of malus:
1. nominative/vocative plural
2. genitive singular

Noun

mālī

inflection of mālus:
1. nominative/vocative plural
2. genitive singular

mali - Latvian

Verb

mali

2nd person singular past indicative form of malt

mali - Lubuagan Kalinga

Noun

mali

peanut

mali - Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

IPA: /²mɑː.lɪ/, /²mɑː.ɽɪ/

Participle

mali

(non-standard since 2012) feminine singular of malen
(non-standard since 2012) neuter singular of malen

Verb

mali

(non-standard since 2012) supine of mala

Anagrams

lami, lima, mila

mali - Polish

Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈma.li/
Syllabification: ma‧li

Adjective

mali

virile nominative/vocative plural of mały

mali - Sakizaya

Noun

mali

ball

mali - Sardinian

Adverb

mali

(Campidanese) badly

mali - Serbo-Croatian

Adjective

mali

inflection of mal:
1. masculine nominative/vocative plural
2. definite masculine nominative/vocative singular
3. definite inanimate masculine accusative singular

mali - Sicilian

Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈma.lɪ/
Hyphenation: mà‧li

Adjective

mali m pl or f pl

masculine plural of malu; bad.
feminine plural of malu

Inflection

	Masculine	Feminine
Singular	malu	mala
Plural	mali	mali

Noun

mali m (plural mali)

evil, harm

mali - Slovak

Pronunciation

IPA: [ˈmali]

Participle

mali

plural l-participle of mať

mali - Swahili

Noun

mali (ma class, plural only)

wealth, riches
property

Usage notes

This word is morphologically plural but semantically singular. If a plural sense is required, it may be put in the n class.

Descendants

→ Ila: madi
→ Northern Ndebele: imali
→ Rwanda-Rundi: imari
→ Shona: mari
→ Tswana: madi
→ Xhosa: imali
→ Zulu: imali
- → English: mali

mali - Tagalog

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ma‧li
IPA: /maˈliʔ/, [mɐˈliʔ]
IPA: /maˈleʔ/, [mɐˈleʔ] (colloquial)

Adjective

malî (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜒ)

wrong
- Synonym: lihis
- Antonyms: tama, wasto

Derived terms

ipagkamali
kamalian
magkamali
mali-mali
maliin
mamali
mapagkamalan
pagkakamali
pagkamalan
pamali-mali
walang-kamali-mali

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ma‧li
IPA: /ˈmali/, [ˈma.lɪ]

Noun

mali (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜒ)

(botany) bandicoot berry (Leea indica)

Anagrams

lima

mali - Turkish

Alternative forms

malî

Adjective

mali

financial, fiscal

Derived terms

maliye

Related terms

emtia
mal

mali - Woiwurrung

Noun

mali

mallee