Malayalam Dictionaryമലയാളം നിഘണ്ടു

ക്ണാപ്പൻ

knaappan kṇāppaṉ /kɳaːppɐn/

noun · നാമം

a naive person unaware of the surroundings, idiot.

  1. a naive person unaware of the surroundings, idiot.

Etymology

From the British officer's name English Arthur Rowland Knapp, whose many administrative initiatives were futile and unpopular due to his lack of expertise and knowledge of the intricacies of the local culture, hence, his name got associated with incompetency.

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