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mal-

a combining form meaning “bad,” “wrongful,” “ill,” occurring originally in loanwords from French (malapert); on this model, used in the formation of other words (malfunction; malcontent).
Compare male-.


Origin:
ME < OF, repr. mal adv. (< L male badly, ill) and adj. (< L malus bad)

Mal.


Main Entry: mal
Pronunciation: 'mäl, 'mal
Function: noun
: DISEASE, SICKNESS

mal (māl, mäl)
n.
A disease or disorder.

Language Translation for : mal
Spanish: mal, torcido,
German: verkehrt,
Japanese: 誤って
MAL
Malaysia (international vehicle ID)
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