amla

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noun

Phyllanthus emblica, a deciduous tree.

Similar
Indian gooseberryemblic myrobalanMalacca treeemblic
OriginGujarati આમળું ← Sanskrit आमलक →
UncommonScrabble 6
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Meanings

nounamla (plural amlas)

plural amlas

  1. Phyllanthus emblica, a deciduous tree.

    Less stately advice is also offered: the amla fruit, boiled, is an excellent hair conditioner.

    2007 August 26, Katherine Russell Rich, “Go Suck on a Topaz”, in New York Times

    Synonyms: Indian gooseberry, emblic myrobalan, Malacca tree

  2. The bitter yellow-green fruit of this tree.

    Synonyms: emblic

Synonyms & antonyms

nounPhyllanthus emblica, a deciduous tree.

Similar
Indian gooseberryemblic myrobalanMalacca tree

nounThe bitter yellow-green fruit of this tree.

Similar
emblic
Also see
emblic

Origin

  1. Sanskritआमलक
  2. Gujaratiઆમળું
  3. Englishamla

Borrowed from Gujarati આમળું (āmaḷũ), from Sanskrit आमलक (āmalaka). Doublet of emblic.

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Translations

Arabic أَمْلَج, أَمْلَج
  • أَمْلَج (ʔamlaj)fruit
  • أَمْلَج (ʔamlaj)tree
Bengali আমলা, আমলকী
  • আমলা (amola)fruit
  • আমলকী (amloki)fruit
  • আমলকি (amloki)tree
  • আমলকী (amloki)tree
  • আমলক (amolok)tree
  • আমলাতি (amlati)tree
  • আমলাতী (amlati)tree
Chinese Cantonese 油柑子
  • 油柑子 (jau⁴ gam¹ zi²)fruit
Chinese Mandarin 餘甘子 /余甘子
  • 餘甘子 /余甘子 (yúgānzǐ)fruit
Czech smuteň lékařská
  • smuteň lékařskátree
Finnish amblapuu
  • amblapuutree
German aschfarbige Myrobalane
  • aschfarbige Myrobalanefruit
Hindi आंवला, आँवला
  • आंवला (āmvlā)fruit
  • आँवला (ā̃vlā)fruit
  • आमला (āmlā)fruit
  • आंवला (āmvlā)tree
  • आँवला (ā̃vlā)tree
  • आमला (āmlā)tree
Indonesian malaka, melaka
  • malakafruit
  • melakafruit
  • malakatree
  • melakatree
Japanese アムラ, 阿摩勒
  • アムラ (amura)tree
  • 阿摩勒 (anmaroku)tree
  • 油柑 (yukan)tree
Malay melaka, melaka
  • melakafruit
  • melakatree
Persian آمله, املگ
  • آمله (âmole, âmle, âmala)fruit
  • املگ (amlag)fruit
  • امیله (amile)fruit
  • آمله (âmole, âmle, âmala)tree
  • املگ (amlag)tree
  • امیله (amile)tree
Polish amla, liściokwiat garbnikowy
  • amlafruit
  • liściokwiat garbnikowytree
  • agrest indyjskitree
  • amlatree
Punjabi ਆਂਵਲਾ
  • ਆਂਵਲਾ (ā̃valā)fruit
Tamil நெல்லிக்காய், நெல்லி
  • நெல்லிக்காய் (nellikkāy)fruit
  • நெல்லி (nelli)tree
Thai มะขามป้อม, มะขามป้อม
  • มะขามป้อม (má-kǎam-bpɔ̂m)fruit
  • มะขามป้อม (má-kǎam-bpɔ̂m)tree
Vietnamese chùm ruột, chùm ruột
  • chùm ruộtfruit
  • chùm ruộttree

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

almalamaAlammalaAmallaam
Cite this entry
APA

amla. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amla

MLA

“amla.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amla. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amla,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amla.

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