mala

noun4

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.
4. •
   Synonym of rufous hare-wallaby.

noun2

1. •
   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.

   • His words were like beads on the string of a mala, escaping his lips in small puffs of air. — 2021
2. •
   A seasoning made from Sichuan pepper and chilis.

noun1

1. •
   Abbreviation of metformin-associated metabolic acidosis.