Malina (adj.) [fr. mal, *mel to make dirty, to which belongs mala. -- Cp. Lat. mulleus reddish, purple; Gr. me/las black, molu/nw to stain, me/ltos reddish; Lith. mulvas yellowish, mélynas blue; Ohg. māl stain] dirty, stained, impure, usually lit. -- J i.467; Miln 324; DhA i.233; VvA 156; PvA 226; VbhA 498.