name
Meaning 1
A female given name from Hebrew.
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Standard Lemma guide
Marla
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CMU ARPABET: M AA1 R L AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Plasticine; modelling clay.
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Usage: Ireland, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
A rufous hare-wallaby (Lagorchestes hirsutus), a small desert marsupial of Australia.
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Usage: Australia
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noun
Meaning 4
A unit of area used in the Indian subcontinent, of varying size, but roughly 250 square feet.
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History
Etymology
American back-formation from Marlene, first used in the 1930s.
From Irish marla, from Middle English marle. Doublet of marl.
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