Malayalam

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Malayalam

  • /ˈmɐ.lɐ.ˈjɑː.ɭɐm/ India
  • /ˌmʌl.əˈjɑː.ləm/ UK
  • /ˌmæl.əˈjɑː.ləm/ UK
  • /ˌmɑː.ləˈjɑː.ləm/ US

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

  1. A Dravidian language spoken in the state of Kerala and the union territory of Lakshadweep in India. Padmanabhan uttered a command in Malayalam, the regional language.

Translations

Every language

name language

Españolmalayalam, malabar
한국어말라얄람어 mallayallameo
日本語マラヤーラム語 Marayāramu-go
中文馬拉雅拉姆語 /马拉雅拉姆语 Mǎlāyǎlāmǔ-yǔ
हिन्दीमलयालम malayālam
Portuguêsmalaiala
Françaismalayalam
DeutschMalayalam, Malajalam
Italianomalayalam
Ελληνικάμαλαγιαλαμικά malagialamiká
Русскиймалая́лам malajálam
العربيةالْمَلَيَالَمِيَّة al-malayālamiyya
עבריתמליילם

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MLA

"Malayalam." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/malayalam. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Malayalam. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/malayalam

Chicago

"Malayalam." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/malayalam.

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@misc{malayalam_2026,
  title = {Malayalam},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/malayalam},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}