malva

== English == === Etymology === From the genus name, or in some Spanish or Portuguese contexts, from the Spanish or Portuguese word. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmæl.və/ === Noun === malva (plural malvas) Any plant of the genus Malva, a mallow. ==== Related terms ==== malva rose malva pudding === References === “malva”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Catalan == === Etymology === From Latin malva. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [ˈmal.βə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈmal.və] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈmal.va] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [ˈmal.βa] === Noun === malva f (plural malves) mallow mauve ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “malva”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “malva”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “malva” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “malva”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmalva/ Rhymes: -alva Syllabification: mal‧va === Adjective === malva (accusative singular malvan, plural malvaj, accusative plural malvajn) mauve colored related to a mallow plant ==== Related terms ==== malvo (“mauve”) === Further reading === “malva”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN == Finnish == === Etymology === From Latin malva. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɑlʋɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝lʋɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑlʋɑ Syllabification(key): mal‧va Hyphenation(key): mal‧va === Noun === malva mallow (flowering plant in the taxonomic family Malvaceae, especially in the genus Malva) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “malva”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 === Anagrams === Valma == Galician == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Latin malva. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [ˈmalβɐ] ==== Noun ==== malva f (plural malvas) mallow (any plant of the family Malvaceae) ==== References ==== Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “malva”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “malva”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “malva”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== malva inflection of malvar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin malva, of Semitic origin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmal.va/ Rhymes: -alva Hyphenation: màl‧va === Noun === malva f (plural malve) mallow (plant) === Noun === malva m (invariable) mauve === Adjective === malva (invariable) mauve ==== Related terms ==== malvone / malvarosa == Latin == === Etymology === Unknown, but likely a substrate word related to Hebrew מַלּוּחַ (mallū́aḥ, “saltbush”) and Ancient Greek μαλάχη (malákhē, “mallow”). Compare also Middle Armenian բաղբակ (baġbak) and Georgian ბალბა (balba, “mallow”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈmaɫ.wa] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmal.va] === Noun === malva f (genitive malvae); first declension mallow ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Derived terms ==== malvāceus ==== Descendants ==== === References === === Further reading === “malva”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “malva”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “malva”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “malva”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly == Occitan == === Etymology === From Latin malva. === Pronunciation === === Noun === malva f (plural malvas) mallow ==== Dialectal variants ==== mauva (“Gascon, Provençal, vivaro-alpine, Limousin”) == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Latin malva, of Semitic origin. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -alvɐ, -awvɐ Hyphenation: mal‧va === Noun === malva f (plural malvas) mallow (any plant of the family Malvaceae) === Further reading === “malva”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “malva”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin malva, of Semitic origin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmalba/ [ˈmal.β̞a] Rhymes: -alba Syllabification: mal‧va === Noun === malva f (plural malvas) mallow mauve (color) ==== Derived terms ==== === Adjective === malva m or f (masculine and feminine plural malvas) mauve (color) === Further reading === “malva”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin malva. === Noun === malva c mallow ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “malva”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) malva in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)