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{{also|Malin|malîn|malīn}}
==Albanian==

===Noun===
{{head|sq|noun form}}

# {{inflection of|sq|mal||def|acc|s}}

==Finnish==

===Noun===
{{head|fi|noun form}}

# {{infl of|fi|mali||gen|s}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|fi|a=ailmn|ilman|liman}}

==French==

===Etymology===
{{inh+|fr|frm|malin|malin(g)}}, backformation from {{inh|fr|fro|maligne|g=m}} (12th c.), a borrowing from {{der|fr|la|malignus}}. Compare the same backformation in {{m|fr|bénin}} and, on the other hand, the original common-gender form preserved in {{m|fr|digne}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{fr-IPA}}
* {{audio|fr|Fr-malin.ogg}}

===Adjective===
{{fr-adj|f=maligne|f2=maline}}

# {{lb|fr|obsolete}} [[nocive]], [[pernicious]]
# {{lb|fr|medicine}} [[malignant]]
#: {{ant|fr|bénin}}
#: {{coi|fr|une tumeur '''maligne'''|a malignant tumor}}
# {{lb|fr|chiefly|dated|or|biblical}} [[malicious]], [[sadistic]] {{gloss|which likes to do or say hurtful things for fun}}
#: {{syn|fr|méchant}}
#: {{coi|fr|prendre un [[malin plaisir|'''malin''' plaisir]] à faire quelque chose|to take perverse pleasure in doing something}}
# {{lb|fr|informal}} [[smart]] and quick-thinking, and often [[trickster]]ish; [[cunning]], [[crafty]]
#: {{syn|fr|astucieux|fin|intelligent|rusé}}
#: {{coi|fr|[[malin comme un singe|'''malin''' comme un singe]]|[[smart as a whip|'''smart''' as a whip]]}}
#: {{uxi|fr|avoir l'air '''malin'''|to look daft, to look silly|footer=(''ironic'')}}
#: {{uxi|fr|C'est '''malin''' !|[[well done|Well done]]!}}
#* {{quote-song|fr|year=1982|title=Un été sans toi|artist=Charles Aznavour|passage=C’est inhumain / De me laisser seul / J’ai l’air '''malin''' / Sous mon parasol|t=It's inhuman / To leave me alone / I '''look silly''' / Under my umbrella}}
# {{lb|fr|Quebec}} [[aggressive]] {{q|of an animal}}; [[petulant]] {{q|of a person}}

====Usage notes====
* The standard language uses the feminine {{m|fr||maligne}}. The popular byform {{m|fr||maline}} has existed since the 16th century, but is considered incorrect in formal writing. In the vernacular, it is predominant especially for the sense {{m-g|smart, cunning}}.
* In its meaning of {{m-g|malicious}} the word is mostly restricted to expressions such as {{m|fr||malin plaisir}}; it is a standard attribute of the Devil.

===Noun===
{{fr-noun|m|f=maligne|f2=maline}}

# [[shrewd]] person, [[smart]] person
#: {{syn|fr|rusé}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|fr|à malin, malin et demi}}
* {{l|fr|gros malin|t=smart ass}}
* {{l|fr|petit malin|t=trickster}}
* {{l|fr|faire le malin}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:fr:TLFi}}

===Anagrams===
* {{l|fr|milan}}, {{l|fr|Milan}}

{{C|fr|Personality}}

==Polish==

===Pronunciation===
{{pl-pr|hh=Malin}}

===Noun===
{{head|pl|noun form|g=f}}

# {{inflection of|pl|malina||gen|p}}

==Romanian==

===Adjective===
{{ro-adj}}

# {{alternative form of|ro|malign}}

====Declension====
{{ro-decl-adj}}