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mal¹

  • /mæl/

Rhymes with -æl

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French mal (“illness”). Doublet of malus.

noun mals

  1. illness, affliction. a grand mal seizure

mal²

  • /mæl/

Rhymes with -æl

Where it comes from

Clipping of malibu.

noun mals

  1. A longboard (type of surfboard).

mal³

  • /mæl/

Rhymes with -æl

Where it comes from

Clipping of malleolus.

noun mals

  1. informal A malleolus. lateral mal

Mal⁴

proper noun

  1. A short form of given names such as Mallory, Malcolm etc.
  2. A Mon-Khmer language of Laos and Thailand.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: malady, sick, sore, pain, badly, harm, hurt, shabby, trouble, malicious, evil, ill, poorly, poor, bad, inadequately

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"mal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mal. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

APA

mal. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mal

Chicago

"mal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 5, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mal.

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@misc{mal_2026,
  title = {mal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mal},
  urldate = {2026-11-05}
}