Associations to the word «Mala»

Wiktionary

MALA, noun. A single lobe of an insect's maxilla.
MALA, noun. The grinding surface of an insect's mandible.
MALA, noun. Plural of malum
MALA, noun. A bead or a set of beads commonly used by Hindus and Buddhists for keeping count while reciting, chanting, or mentally repeating a mantra or the name or names of a deity.
MALA FIDE, adverb. (legal) in bad faith
MALÂ FIDE, adverb. Alternative form of mala fide
MALA IN SE, noun. Plural of malum in se
MALA PROHIBITA, noun. Plural of malum prohibitum

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.