malan.

Brit.

/ˈmɑːlɑː/,

/ˈmɑːlə/, U.S.

/ˈmɑˌlɑ/,

/ˈmɑlə/

Forms: 1800s málá, 1800s– mala, 1900s– maala, 1900s– maalaa.

Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit mālā.

Etymology: < Sanskrit mālā rosary, garland, of uncertain origin; perhaps < a Dravidian language (compare e.g. Tamil mālai garland).

Hinduism and Sikhism.

A necklace; a string of prayer beads.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > neck ornaments > [noun] > necklace or collar

wreathOE

chain1397

collarc1400

sarpe1429

carket15..

baldric1530

carcanetc1530

necklace1530

carcan1539

caskanet1607

necklet1641

lunula1719

throatlet1844

chapletc1850

dog collar1855

necklace-collar1859

mala1872

choker1928

1872 B. H. Baden-Powell Hand-bk. Manuf. & Arts Punjab 182 Málá, a necklace of large beads hanging down long and loose.

1893 P. J. Joshi in N. Indian Notes & Queries Aug. 73/1 The Maha mala is made of men's bones: the Sarp mala of snake bones; the Danta mala, of the teeth of men or elephants; the Sankha mala of conch shell.

1946 J. C. Archer Sikhs ix. 228 They used the tilak, wore the janeu, or sacred cord, and the mala, or rosary, like any Hindu.

1990 F. Kanga Trying to Grow xi. 98 A hundred and eight completes one mala. You know what a mala is? It's a string of holy prayer beads.

1992 S. Tharoor Show Business (1995) iii. 187 It was all your idea, this whole temple chakkar. You took me there, you bought the mala, you put it round my Muslim neck and pronounced me your Hindu wife.

1997 New Age Jrnl. Aug. 75 (advt.) The Reunionizer..is a contemporary version of age-old ‘reminders’ of spiritual attunement, such as rosaries, mala beads, and tzitzit (fringes).

1998 N.Y. Times 18 Jan. ix. 4/3 Among her most prized discoveries is a string of hand-carved mala beads, used in Buddhist meditation.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	mala
释义	malan. Brit. /ˈmɑːlɑː/, /ˈmɑːlə/, U.S. /ˈmɑˌlɑ/, /ˈmɑlə/ Forms: 1800s málá, 1800s– mala, 1900s– maala, 1900s– maalaa. Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit mālā. Etymology: < Sanskrit mālā rosary, garland, of uncertain origin; perhaps < a Dravidian language (compare e.g. Tamil mālai garland). Hinduism and Sikhism. A necklace; a string of prayer beads. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > neck ornaments > [noun] > necklace or collar wreathOE chain1397 collarc1400 sarpe1429 carket15.. baldric1530 carcanetc1530 necklace1530 carcan1539 caskanet1607 necklet1641 lunula1719 throatlet1844 chapletc1850 dog collar1855 necklace-collar1859 mala1872 choker1928 1872 B. H. Baden-Powell Hand-bk. Manuf. & Arts Punjab 182 Málá, a necklace of large beads hanging down long and loose. 1893 P. J. Joshi in N. Indian Notes & Queries Aug. 73/1 The Maha mala is made of men's bones: the Sarp mala of snake bones; the Danta mala, of the teeth of men or elephants; the Sankha mala of conch shell. 1946 J. C. Archer Sikhs ix. 228 They used the tilak, wore the janeu, or sacred cord, and the mala, or rosary, like any Hindu. 1990 F. Kanga Trying to Grow xi. 98 A hundred and eight completes one mala. You know what a mala is? It's a string of holy prayer beads. 1992 S. Tharoor Show Business (1995) iii. 187 It was all your idea, this whole temple chakkar. You took me there, you bought the mala, you put it round my Muslim neck and pronounced me your Hindu wife. 1997 New Age Jrnl. Aug. 75 (advt.) The Reunionizer..is a contemporary version of age-old ‘reminders’ of spiritual attunement, such as rosaries, mala beads, and tzitzit (fringes). 1998 N.Y. Times 18 Jan. ix. 4/3 Among her most prized discoveries is a string of hand-carved mala beads, used in Buddhist meditation. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1872
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