Malayalam

See also: malayalam

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Malayalam മലയാളം (malayāḷaṃ), from മല (mala, “hill, mountain”) + അളം (aḷaṃ, “place”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /maləˈjɑːləm/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌmɑː.ləˈjɑː.ləm/
  • Audio (US)(file)

Proper noun

Malayalam

  1. A Dravidian language spoken in the states of Kerala and Lakshadweep, India.
    • 2012, Jake Halpern, "The Secret of the Temple", The New Yorker, 30 Apr 2012:
      Padmanabhan uttered a command in Malayalam, the regional language.

Translations

See also

  • Wiktionary's coverage of Malayalam terms

Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

From Malayalam മലയാളം (malayāḷaṃ).

Pronunciation

  • audio(file)

Proper noun

Malayalam n

  1. Malayalam

German

Etymology

From Malayalam.

Proper noun

Malayalam n

  1. Malayalam

Malay

Etymology

From Malayalam മലയാളം (malayāḷaṃ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [malajalam]
  • Rhymes: -alam, -lam, -am

Proper noun

Malayalam

  1. Malayalam
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