Malayalam Dictionary മലയാളം നിഘണ്ടു

നാട്

naatu nāṭŭ /n̪aːɖɨ/

Also spelled: natu

Meaning in English

homeland native soil place

noun · നാമം

Definition

Meaning and examples

  1. state, country, nation, kingdom

  2. homeland

  3. native soil

  4. place

  5. inhabited land

  6. rural region; village

Forms

Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian *nāṭu. Cognates with Kannada ನಾಡು (nāḍu), Tamil நாடு (nāṭu), Telugu నాడు (nāḍu).

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