MAL

Proper noun

Mal

A short form of given names such as Mallory, Malcolm etc.

Anagrams

• ALM, AML, LAM, Lam, Lam., M.L.A., MLA, lam

Etymology 1

Noun

mal (plural mals)

(only in set phrases) illness, affliction.

Etymology 2

Noun

mal (plural mals)

(surfing) A longboard (type of surfboard).

Etymology 3

Noun

mal (plural mals)

(medicine, colloquial) Malleolus.

Anagrams

• ALM, AML, LAM, Lam, Lam., M.L.A., MLA, lam

Source: Wiktionary

Mal-

Definition: . A prefix in composition denoting ill,or evil, F. male, adv., fr. malus, bad, ill. In some words it has the form male-, as in malediction, malevolent. See Malice.

Note: The formmale- is chiefly used in cases where the c, either alone or with other letters, is pronounced as a separate syllable, as in malediction, malefactor, maleficent, etc. Where this is not the case, as in malfeasance or male-feasance, malformation or male- formation, etc., as also where the word to which it is prefixed commences with a vowel, as in maladministration, etc., the form malis to be preferred, and is the one commonly employed.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition