Associations to the word «Mal»

Wiktionary

MAL, noun. (only in set phrases) illness, affliction.
MAL, noun. (surfing) A longboard (type of surfboard).
MAL, proper noun. A short form of given names such as Mallory, Malcolm etc.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats