Definition of "mala" in English

noun

1. A single lobe of an insect's maxilla.

2. The grinding surface of an insect's mandible.

3. The third segment of a mandible of some myriapods.

noun

1. plural of malum

noun

1. (Hinduism, Sikhism) 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.

noun

1. A species of hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes hirsutus, of arid Australia.

noun

1. A seasoning made from Sichuan pepper and chilis.