Malayalam

noun
🔊/ˌmʌləˈjɑːləm/, 🔊/ˌmɑːləˈjɑːləm/
🔊/ˌmʌləˈjɑːləm/, 🔊/ˌmɑːləˈjɑːləm/
[uncountable]
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  1. a language spoken in Kerala in south-west India马拉雅拉姆语,马拉亚兰语(印度西南部喀拉拉邦的语言)Topics Languagec2
    Word Originearly 19th cent.: from Malayalam, from mala (Tamil malai) ‘mountain’ + āḷ ‘man’.