mamalia

Malay

Etymology

From Modern Latin Mammalia, coined 1758 by Linnaeus for the class of mammals, from neuter plural of Late Latin mammalis (“of the breast”), from Latin mamma (“breast”), perhaps cognate with mamma (mother).

Pronunciation

(Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /mamaliə/
(Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /mamalia/
Rhymes: -iə, -ə

Noun

mamalia

mammal

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