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माल māl[Prk. मल्लं; S. माल्यं ;—or S. माला], s.f. A wreath, garland, etc. (=mālā); string (of a spinning-wheel, or of a reel, etc.); (in Mech.) belting:—māl-kaṅgunī(or kaṅgnī), or māl-kāknī, s.f. The staff-tree, Celastrus paniculatus, or C. nutans (the aromatic bitter seeds yield an empyreumatic oil (Oleum nigrum) which is used in lamps; and in medicine, having been found a successful remedy in beriberi, rheumatism, and paralysis, etc.).
Origin: Hindi