# maila
## Basque
### Etymology

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### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Southern) /maʎa/, [ma.ʎa]
* IPA: (Northern) /mai̯la/, [mai̯.la]

### Noun

maila inan
* level
* step (of a stair)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “maila”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
* “maila”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

## Finnish
### Etymology

Probably borrowed from Swedish malj, from French mail, from Latin malleus. Metathesis took place in order to avoid the form *malja, which would have been homonymous with malja (“goblet, bowl, cup, chalice”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɑi̯lɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝i̯lɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑilɑ
* Hyphenation: mai‧la

### Noun

maila
* (sports) An implement used to handle the object, such as a ball or a puck, that is played with (translation into English depends on the kind of implement and the particular sport).
** (tennis, squash, badminton) racket
** (baseball, cricket, pesäpallo) bat
** (field hockey or ice hockey) stick
** (golf) club
** (table tennis) paddle
** (polo, croquet) mallet
* (pinball) flipper

#### Declension

Possessive forms of maila (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mailani
mailani
accusative
nom.
mailani
mailani
gen.
mailani
genitive
mailani
mailojeni mailaini $^{rare}$
partitive
mailaani
mailojani
inessive
mailassani
mailoissani
elative
mailastani
mailoistani
illative
mailaani
mailoihini
adessive
mailallani
mailoillani
ablative
mailaltani
mailoiltani
allative
mailalleni
mailoilleni
essive
mailanani
mailoinani
translative
mailakseni
mailoikseni
abessive
mailattani
mailoittani
instructive
comitative
—mailoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mailasi
mailasi
accusative
nom.
mailasi
mailasi
gen.
mailasi
genitive
mailasi
mailojesi mailaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
mailaasi
mailojasi
inessive
mailassasi
mailoissasi
elative
mailastasi
mailoistasi
illative
mailaasi
mailoihisi
adessive
mailallasi
mailoillasi
ablative
mailaltasi
mailoiltasi
allative
mailallesi
mailoillesi
essive
mailanasi
mailoinasi
translative
mailaksesi
mailoiksesi
abessive
mailattasi
mailoittasi
instructive
comitative
—mailoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mailamme
mailamme
accusative
nom.
mailamme
mailamme
gen.
mailamme
genitive
mailamme
mailojemme mailaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
mailaamme
mailojamme
inessive
mailassamme
mailoissamme
elative
mailastamme
mailoistamme
illative
mailaamme
mailoihimme
adessive
mailallamme
mailoillamme
ablative
mailaltamme
mailoiltamme
allative
mailallemme
mailoillemme
essive
mailanamme
mailoinamme
translative
mailaksemme
mailoiksemme
abessive
mailattamme
mailoittamme
instructive
comitative
—mailoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mailanne
mailanne
accusative
nom.
mailanne
mailanne
gen.
mailanne
genitive
mailanne
mailojenne mailainne $^{rare}$
partitive
mailaanne
mailojanne
inessive
mailassanne
mailoissanne
elative
mailastanne
mailoistanne
illative
mailaanne
mailoihinne
adessive
mailallanne
mailoillanne
ablative
mailaltanne
mailoiltanne
allative
mailallenne
mailoillenne
essive
mailananne
mailoinanne
translative
mailaksenne
mailoiksenne
abessive
mailattanne
mailoittanne
instructive
comitative
—mailoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mailansa
mailansa
accusative
nom.
mailansa
mailansa
gen.
mailansa
genitive
mailansa
mailojensa mailainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
mailaansa
mailojaan mailojansa
inessive
mailassaan mailassansa
mailoissaan mailoissansa
elative
mailastaan mailastansa
mailoistaan mailoistansa
illative
mailaansa
mailoihinsa
adessive
mailallaan mailallansa
mailoillaan mailoillansa
ablative
mailaltaan mailaltansa
mailoiltaan mailoiltansa
allative
mailalleen mailallensa
mailoilleen mailoillensa
essive
mailanaan mailanansa
mailoinaan mailoinansa
translative
mailakseen mailaksensa
mailoikseen mailoiksensa
abessive
mailattaan mailattansa
mailoittaan mailoittansa
instructive
comitative
—mailoineen mailoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* mailanen
* golfmaila
* hiilikuitumaila
* jääkiekkomaila
* jääpallomaila
* krokettimaila
* kyykkämaila
* lätkämaila
* mailakamppi
* mailakäsi
* mailapeli
* mailapoika
* mailasarja
* pesismaila
* pesäpallomaila
* puttausmaila
* pöytätennismaila
* salibandymaila
* squash-maila
* sulkapallomaila
* tennismaila

### References

* ↑ Koivulehto, Jorma & Kallio, Petri: Lainaetymologioita neljältä vuosikymmeneltä (2016). SUST 274.

### Further reading

* “maila”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* ilmaa, limaa, maali, malia

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mɛ.la/ ~ /me.la/

### Verb

maila
* third-person singular past historic of mailer

### Anagrams

* lamai, Lamia

## Hawaiian
### Etymology

Compound of mai (“hither”) +‎ lā (“there, then”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmai̯.la/, [ˈmɐj.lə], [ˈmɛj.lə] (rapid speech)

### Particle

maila
* hither, this way, towards the speaker

#### Synonyms

* mai

#### Antonyms

* akula, aku