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Definition of Malayalam noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Malayalam

noun

/ˌmʌləˈjɑːləm/,

/ˌmɑːləˈjɑːləm/

/ˌmʌləˈjɑːləm/,

/ˌmɑːləˈjɑːləm/

[uncountable]

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a language spoken in Kerala in south-west IndiaTopics Languagec2
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from Malayalam, from mala (Tamil malai) ‘mountain’ + āḷ ‘man’.

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