Malayalam
noun/ˌmʌləˈjɑːləm/, /ˌmɑːləˈjɑːləm/
/ˌmʌləˈjɑːləm/, /ˌmɑːləˈjɑːləm/
[uncountable]- a language spoken in Kerala in south-west IndiaTopics Languagec2Word Originearly 19th cent.: from Malayalam, from mala (Tamil malai) ‘mountain’ + āḷ ‘man’.
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