malkula

Swedish

Etymology 1

mal (“moth”) +‎ kula (“ball”)

Noun

malkula c

  1. mothball (insecticide in the form of a ball which emits a gas intended for killing moths).
Declension
Declension of malkula
nominative genitive
singular indefinite malkula malkulas
definite malkulan malkulans
plural indefinite malkulor malkulors
definite malkulorna malkulornas
Synonyms
  • malmedel

Etymology 2

mala (“to grind”) +‎ kula

Noun

malkula c

  1. (mining) crushing ball, grinding ball
Declension
Declension of malkula
nominative genitive
singular indefinite malkula malkulas
definite malkulan malkulans
plural indefinite malkulor malkulors
definite malkulorna malkulornas

References

Neither are mentioned in SAOL or SAOB.

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