| WMP | ||
| Maranao | amal | spiritual desire, spiritual goal |
| Manobo (Western Bukidnon) | amal | undertake a quest for supernatural help or power by means of self-inflicted difficulty |
| Sangir | amaleʔ | undergo self-chastisement, torment oneself in order to repulse the assaults of demons on body and property |
| Iban | ŋ-amal | fast or perform the proper ceremonies to become strong |
| amal | practices for acquiring strength or beauty | |
| Malay | amal | putting into operation, esp. of practical piety, whether in religious observances or in good works |
| Wolio | ʔamala | good work, pious deed, charity, meditation |
| Makassarese | amalaʔ | perform good works in the expectation of a reward in the Hereafter |
| Sundanese | amal | a meritorious work (generally applied to the giving of alms or to lending assistance) |
| Javanese | amal | charity; charitable donation |
| Sasak | amal | work, deed, act (in a theological sense) |
| CMP | ||
| Buruese | amal | incantation to render someone receptive to amorous advances |
| Bimanese | ama | good works, spiritually meritorious deeds |