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Malayali

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From Malayalam മലയാളി (malayāḷi).

adjective more Malayali · most Malayali · Malayalee

  1. Of or pertaining to Kerala or its people, or to those whose native language is Malayalam. I used to frequent a grubby takeout joint [...] where the Malayali cooks stubbornly made, in addition to chicken tikkas and garlic naans, their own region’s lacy, rice-flour bread.

noun Malayalis · Malayali · Malayalee

  1. A member of an ethnic group in south-west India, traditionally, residents of the state of Kerala who speak Malayalam.

    Similar: Keralite

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noun member of the ethnic group

हिन्दीमलयालि malyāli
Русскиймалая́лец malajálec, малая́лка malajálka

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"Malayali." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/malayali. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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

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

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@misc{malayali_2026,
  title = {Malayali},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/malayali},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}