Malayalam Dictionaryമലയാളം നിഘണ്ടു

കായ

kaaya kāya /kaːjɐ/

noun · നാമം

unripe fruit·fruit·nut, seed

  1. unripe fruit

  2. fruit

  3. nut, seed

  4. plantain banana for cooking

Forms

alternative കായ്
alternative കായി
alternative കാ

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kāy. Cognate with Telugu కాయ (kāya, “unripe fruit”), Kannada ಕಾಯಿ (kāyi, “unripe fruit”), Tamil காய் (kāy, “unripe fruit”).

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