mălai
Romanian
Etymology
Possibly from Late Dacian *mellája, from Dacian *melwá-ja, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-wo-yo- (“consisting of flour”), from *melh₂-wo- (“flour”), from *melh₂- (“to grind”). Compare Albanian miell. Other theories include Latin amylum + the suffix -alium.
Noun
mălai n (plural mălaie)
- cornflour (U.S.), maize flour (British)
- any cereal
- Romanian cornbread
- (botany) hairy woodrush (Luzula pilosa)
- (botany) field woodrush (Luzula campestris)
- (archaic, Moldavia, Transylvania) millet
Synonyms
- (millet): mei
See also
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