mala

/M AA1 L AH0/
noun
  1. 1

    A single lobe of an insect's maxilla.

  2. 2

    The grinding surface of an insect's mandible.

noun
  1. 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.

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