English

Etymology

Noun

1. In the context of "only in set phrases": Illness, affliction.

   a grand mal seizure

2. (the longboard type of surfboard).

Derived terms

• sense illness grand mal

See also

• malicious
• Mal

Albanian

Etymology

Noun

1. mount

Croatian

Adjective

1. small

Dutch

Pronunciation

• lang=nl|/mɑl/
• lang=nl|/mAl/

Noun

1. A device to help drawing shapes
2. A device to help shaping objects in plaster or plastics etc.

Adjective

1. funny, crazy

Usage notes

Derived terms

• mallerd

Esperanto

Prefix

1. In the context of "forming the antonym of the following morpheme": un-; non-; de-

   bona (“good”), malbona (“bad”)

   helpi (“help”), malhelpi (“hinder”)

   feliĉo (“happiness”), malfeliĉo (“sadness”)

French

Etymology

Pronunciation

• lang=fr|/mal/

Noun

1. trouble, difficulty

   J'ai du mal à m'imaginer celà. (“I have trouble imagining that.”)

2. pain

   J'ai mal à la tête. (“I have a headache.” Literally, “My head hurts.”)

3. evil

Adverb

1. badly

   C'est mal fait. (“It's done badly.”)

Adjective

1. In the context of "in set phrases and limited constructions": bad

   bon an, mal an

   bon gré, mal gré

   Il est mal de [infinitive]

   C'est mal de [infinitive]

Synonyms

• mauvais
• méchant
• vilain
• laid
• merdique qualifier vulgar slang

See also

• pas mal
• malade
• maladie
• malaise
• mal-aimé
• maladroit
• malheur
• malfaisant

German

Adverb

1. times

   sechs mal sieben ist zweiundvierzig

   six times seven is forty-two — 6 × 7 = 42

Icelandic

Noun

1. purr

Derived terms

• mala

Interlingua

Etymology

Adjective

1. bad
2. evil

Adverb

1. badly, poorly
2. wrongfully, mis-

Noun

1. bad, badness, something bad
2. evil
3. illness
4. pain, ache

Italian

Noun

Kurdish

Noun

1. home, house

Portuguese

Adjective

1. bad (faulty; not functional)

Romanian

Etymology

Noun

1. shore

Spanish

Etymology

Adjective

1. In the context of "before the noun}}

• Mal (royalty), a 2nd Century Irish king
• Mal (surfing), the longboard style of surfboard
• Mal people, an ethnic group of Southeast Asia

• Mal Brough, Australian politician
• Malcolm Hancock "Mal", an American cartoonist
• Mal Meninga, Australian rugby league veteran
• Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds, fictional character from the science-fiction series Firefly and the movie Serenity
• Malcolm Young, guitarist of the band AC/DC
• Mal Washer, Australian politician
• Mal Duncan a DC Comic Book character.

• Mal, Caraş-Severin, a village in the town of Oţelu Roşu, Caraş-Severin County, Romania
• Mal, Sălaj, a village in Sâg Commune, Sălaj County, Romania

See also

• MAL
• Mall