| Afrikaans | English |
|---|
| mal | ⇆ barmy; ⇆ crazy; ⇆ daft; ⇆ deranged; ⇆ dippy; ⇆ fatuous; ⇆ foolish; ⇆ frenetic; ⇆ insane; ⇆ lunatic; ⇆ mad; ⇆ madly; ⇆ moonstruck; ⇆ non compos mentis; ⇆ nonsensical; ⇆ potty; ⇆ rabid; ⇆ raving |
| oud mal gaan boweal | ⇆ no fool like an old fool |
| malheid | ⇆ daftness; ⇆ madness |
| malhuis | ⇆ lunatic asylum; ⇆ madhouse |
| malkop | ⇆ off one’s dot; ⇆ harum‐scarum; ⇆ madcap |
| malkopdaad | ⇆ escapade |
| mallerig | ⇆ off one’s dot; ⇆ loony |
| malligheid | ⇆ fudge; ⇆ fandangle; ⇆ fiddle‐de‐dee; ⇆ nonsense |
| malmaakmeisie | ⇆ glamour girl |
| malpraatjies | ⇆ flim‐flam |
| malstreek | ⇆ folly |
| malwater | ⇆ strong drink |
| snellermal | ⇆ trigger‐happy |
| toneelmal | ⇆ stage‐struck |