"Dravidian language of Malabar in southwest India," 1800, from Dravidian Malayali, from mala "mountain" + al "possess."
malarkey
malassimilation
Malawi
malaxation
Malay
Malayalam
Malaysia
Malcolm
malconstruction
malcontent
maldistribution
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