കേരളം
keralam kēraḷaṁ /keːɾɐɭɐm/
proper noun · സംജ്ഞാനാമം
Kerala (a state in southern India)
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Kerala (a state in southern India)
Forms
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Etymology
Inherited from Old Tamil 𑀓𑁂𑀭𑀴𑀫𑁆 (kēraḷam). A folk etymology derives the word from the compound of കേരം (kēraṁ) + അളം (aḷaṁ).