(zootomy) A noun "mala" represents various anatomical parts of an insect, including a lobe of the maxilla, the grinding surface of the mandible, and the third segment of a mandible in some myriapods.
plural of malum
(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.