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

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky