Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

malla

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables: mal-la
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

Borrowed from Nepali मल्ल (malla). Borrowed also from Catalan Malla, a habitational surname from the municipality of Malla, Barcelona.

Word Breakdown

Root: मल्ल, Malla

Inflected Forms

Mallas (plural)

Questions

What does malla mean?: A surname.
Where does malla come from?: Borrowed from Nepali मल्ल (malla). Borrowed also from Catalan Malla, a habitational surname from the municipality of Malla, Barcelona.

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