Malayalam

//ˌmʌləˈjɑː.ləm// name

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    a Dravidian language (closely related to Tamil) that is spoken in southwestern India wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A Dravidian language spoken in the state of Kerala and the UT of Lakshadweep in India.

    "Padmanabhan uttered a command in Malayalam, the regional language."

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englishlanguagemalayalam language

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"Of the Dravidian languages, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam have the most speakers."

Etymology

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

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