Irish Word of the Day
mála
/MAW-la/ • noun — 25th of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: bag; a container for carrying things (handbag, schoolbag, shopping bag)
Examples
- Tá mála agam.
(I have a bag.) - Cuir do leabhar sa mhála, le do thoil.
(Put your book in the bag, please.) - Cheannaigh sí mála siopadóireachta nua.
(She bought a new shopping bag.)
Synonyms
- poca
- ciseán
Mála is the everyday word for any kind of bag (handbag, backpack, shopping bag). Plural is málaí. You will often see it in compounds (mála scoile = schoolbag, mála siopadóireachta = shopping bag). After the preposition sa, the noun is lenited (sa mhála).
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