| Official Name: | Mlaka nad Lušo |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Upper Carniola |
| Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Upper Carniola |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Gorenja Vas–Poljane |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.79 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 37 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 46.171°N 14.2003°W |
| Elevation M: | 762 |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
Mlaka nad Lušo (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈmlaːka nad ˈluːʃɔ/) is a small settlement above Luša in the Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]
Mlaka nad Lušo was attested in historical sources as Lak in 1291, Mlakch in 1436, Mlaka in 1478, and Namlatzi in 1500, among other spellings.[3] The name of the settlement was changed from Mlaka to Mlaka nad Lušo in 1955.[4] The name Mlaka nad Lušo means 'Mlaka above Luša', referring to its position about 300m (1,000feet) above the villages of Spodnja Luša and Zgornja Luša. The name Mlaka is derived from the Slovene common noun mlaka 'pond', referring to the village pond or another small body of standing water.[5]