Sanskrit for "
wreath" or "
garland".
Buddhist prayer beads are called
Malas. In Sanskrit, mala is a
feminine noun.
It's declensions are:
maalaa (nominative singular)
maale (Vocative Singular; Nominative, vocative, and accusative dual)
Maalaam (Accusative singular)
maalayaa (Instumental singular)]
Maalaayai(Dative Singular)
Maalaayaah* (Ablative and Genitive singular)
Maalaayaam (Locative Singular)
Maalaabhyaam (Instrumental, Dative and Ablative dual)
Maalayo (Genitive and Locative Dual)
Maalaah* ( Nominative, Vocative, and Accusative Plural)
Maalaabhih* (Instrumental plural)
Maalaabhyah* (Dative and Ablative plural)
Maalaanaam (Genitive Plural)
Maalaasu ( Locative Plural)
h*-stands for aspiration.