mala

/ (ˈmɑːlaː) /

noun

Hinduism a string of beads or knots, used in praying and meditating

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How to use mala in a sentence

But the climax of grand—nay, terrible—scenery came the next day as we traversed the Via mala.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. II (of 3) | George Eliot
Nos et dissimulat quod mala non faciat, T. lat, pretends; comp.
Selections from Early Middle English 1130-1250: Part II: Notes | Various
Imposuerunt omnes sibi diademata post mortem ejus; et multiplicata sunt mala in terr.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 68, No. 417, July, 1850 | Various
These societies and the unorganized criminal propensity and atmosphere which they generate, are known as the "mala Vita."
Courts and Criminals | Arthur Train
Simply that they keep their mouths, eyes, and ears shut so far as the mala Vita is concerned.
Courts and Criminals | Arthur Train

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