to maul is a form of:

Maul



noun
1.
(A heavy hammer or mallet) ញញួរធំ
Example: The lion mauled the hunter.
verbpast tense: mauled ; past participle: mauled ; present participle: mauling ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) (To treat roughly, to injure by rough handling, to handle roughly to bruise) ធ្វើឲ្យជាំ, ជ្រេញ (ផ្លែឈើ), ធ្វើឲ្យខកចិត្ដ, បានសម្រេច, ញក់ញី
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
A heavy wooden hammer or beetle.
verbpast tense: mauled ; past participle: mauled ; present participle: mauling ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To beat and bruise with a heavy stick or cudgel; to wound in a coarse manner.
2.
(TRANSITIVE) To injure greatly; to do much harm to.