masculine
malla ( m. ? = Skt. Lex. and JM. id. ; also = next, q.v. ; cf. koṭṭa-, kroḍa-malla ), pot, bowl, vessel : only in Bhvr. cpd. (riktahastā) rikta-mallāś ca Divy 171.27 .
malla m. a wrestler or boxer by profession (the offspring of an out-caste Kṣatriya by a Kṣ° female who was previously the wife of another out-caste, Mn. x, 22 ; xii, 45 ), an athlete, a very strong man, MBh. ; Hariv. ; Var. &c.
a wrestler; a man of the Malla clan
Malla [cf. Sanskrit malla, perhaps a local term, cf. Cānura] a wrestler Vin II 105 (°muṭṭhika) Ja IV 81 (two, named Cānura and Muṭṭhika "fister"); Vism 31 (muṭṭhika +, i.e. boxing and wrestling as amusements: see mada 1). Perhaps as "porter" see Sp 1212 on Vin II §29.5. At Miln 191 the mallā are mentioned as a group or company; their designation might here refer to the Mallas, a tribe, as other tribes are given at the same passage (e.g. Atoṇā, Pisācā). Cf. Bhallaka. -gaṇa troop of professional wrestlers Miln 331; -muṭṭhika boxer Vin II 105; -yuddha wrestling contest Miln 232; Dhp-a II 154; Sv I 85; -yuddhaka a professional wrestler Ja IV 81.
【陽】 摔交選手，末羅 (Malla) 氏族的男人。~yuddha,【中】 摔交競賽。
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malla a. [ mall-ac ] 1 Strong, athletic, robust; Ki. 18. 1. 2 Good; excellent. — llaH 1 A strong man. 2 An athlete, a boxer, wrestler; praBurmallo mallAya Mbh. 3 A drinkingvessel, cup. 4 The remnants of an oblation. 5 The cheek and temple. 6 N. of a mixed tribe (wrestlers) born of an outcast Kṣatriya by a Kṣatriya woman; Ms. 10. 22 ; 12. 45. 7 N. of a country. — llA 1 A woman. 2 The Arabian jasmine. 3 Ornamenting the person with cosmetics or coloured unguents. Comp. — ariH 1 an epithet of Kṛṣṇa. 2 of Śiva. — krIqA 1 boxing or wrestling match. 2 athletic or gymnastic exercise. — GawI a kind of dance. — jaM black pepper. — tUryaM a kind of drum. — nAgaH 1 Indra's elephant. 2 a letter-carrier. — BUH -BUmiH f. 1 a battle-field. 2 an arena, a wrestling ground. 3 N. of a country. — yudDaM a wrestling or boxing match, pugilistic encounter. — vidyA the art of wrestling. — SAlA a gymnasium.
(masc, masc) wrestler wrestler