malaka

Inherited from Malay malaka, from Sanskrit मालक (mālaka, “Hibiscus mutabilis; Melia azedarach; wood; ring; garland”).

• IPA^(key): /ma.ˈla.ka/
• Rhymes: -ka
• Hyphenation: ma‧la‧ka

malaka (plural malaka-malaka, first-person possessive malakaku, second-person possessive malakamu, third-person possessive malakanya)

1. (botany) amla, Indian gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica).

• “malaka” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Perhaps from Greek μαλάκας (malákas).

malaka (definite accusative malakayı, plural malakalar)

1. (Denizli) penis

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malaka (definite accusative malakayı, plural malakalar) (dialect)

1. (Aydın) dirty trick (an unkind trick)

   Synonyms: alicengiz oyunu, dalavere, (archaic) dek, (archaic) desise, dolap, düzen, entrika, hile, oyun

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malaka (dialect)

1. (Balıkesir, Burdur, Denizli, Gümüşhane, Isparta, İzmir, Kayseri, Manisa, Muğla) gratuitous, unearned
2. (İzmir, Kayseri) dirt cheap

   Synonyms: kelepir, okazyon

malaka (definite accusative malakayı, plural malakalar) (dialect)

1. (İzmir, Kayseri) steal (merchandise available at a very attractive price)

   Synonyms: kelepir, okazyon

2. (İzmir, Denizli) Synonym of yağma

• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “malaka¹”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 3, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2970
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “malaka², malaka³”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 3, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2971