Indian Names · Girl
Mala name meaning
“garland, necklace of beads”
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- M
- Origin
- Sanskrit · Tamil
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♀ Girl
- Tamil scriptமாலா
- Devanagari scriptमाला
- Telugu scriptమాల
Mala is a girl's name meaning 'garland' or 'string of beads' in Sanskrit and Hindi.
What does Mala mean?
About the name Mala
Mala (माला) means a garland, string of beads or rosary in Sanskrit and Hindi. The Sanskrit word is probably borrowed from a Dravidian source, related to Tamil mālai. It is written மாலா in Tamil and మాల in Telugu.
| Gender | ♀ Girl |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit, Tamil, Hindi |
| Syllables | Ma-la |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with M |
| Tamil script | மாலா |
|---|---|
| Devanagari script | माला |
| Telugu script | మాల |
Sources
- Wiktionary: माला · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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