malayalam

Meaning of malayalam

noun

a Dravidian language spoken mainly in the southern Indian state of Kerala, closely related to Tamil.

adjective

relating to Malayalam.

early 19th century: from Malayalam, from mala (Tamil malai ) ‘mountain’ + āḷ ‘man’.

Information about malayalam

Languages in which malayalam is used:
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Hyphenation of malayalam

malay-alam

It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
malayalam is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

malayalam synonyms

Meaning Malayalam:

Words that rhyme with malayalam

ambalam, kalam, malam, naptalam, Malayalam

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