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Following 'Urumi,' I did get a lot of offers from Malayalam, but frankly, managing films in several industries can become a little hectic. So I decided not to take them up.
Genelia D'Souza

Meaning of "Malayalam" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MALAYALAM

Malayalam  [ˌmælɪˈɑːləm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MALAYALAM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Malayalam is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MALAYALAM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Malayalam

Malayalam

Malayalam /mæləˈjɑːləm/ is a language spoken in India, predominantly in the state of Kerala. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and was designated a Classical Language in India in 2013. Malayalam has official language status in the state of Kerala and in the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry. It belongs to the Dravidian family of languages, and is spoken by approximately 33 million people according to the 2001 census. Malayalam is also spoken in the neighboring states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka; with more populace in the Nilgiris, Kanyakumari and Coimbatore districts of Tamil Nadu, and the Dakshina Kannada and Kodagu districts of Karnataka. Malayalam most likely originated from Middle Tamil in the 6th century. An alternative theory proposes a split in even more ancient times. Through the ages, Malayalam incorporated many loanwords from Sanskrit, which altered the number of letters in the Malayalam script. Malayalam with minimal Sanskrit loanwords is Thani Malayalam. Before Malayalam came into being, Old Tamil was used in literature and courts of Tamilakam, which included present day Kerala state.

Definition of Malayalam in the English dictionary

The definition of Malayalam in the dictionary is a language of SW India, belonging to the Dravidian family and closely related to Tamil: the state language of Kerala.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MALAYALAM


alum
ˈæləm
asylum
əˈsaɪləm
Caelum
ˈsiːləm
celom
ˈsiːləm
column
ˈkɒləm
curriculum
kəˈrɪkjʊləm
Elam
ˈiːləm
emblem
ˈɛmbləm
Fulham
ˈfʊləm
Harlem
ˈhɑːləm
Jerusalem
dʒəˈruːsələm
Jhelum
ˈdʒiːləm
Malayalaam
ˌmælɪˈɑːləm
pendulum
ˈpɛndjʊləm
problem
ˈprɒbləm
Salem
ˈseɪləm
slalom
ˈslɑːləm
speculum
ˈspɛkjʊləm
velum
ˈviːləm
Winston-Salem
ˈwɪnstənˈseɪləm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MALAYALAM

Malatya
Malawi
Malawian
malax
malaxage
malaxation
malaxator
Malay
Malay Archipelago
Malay Peninsula
Malay States
Malaya
Malayalaam
Malayalee
Malayali
Malayan
Malayan monitor
Malayo-Polynesian
Malaysia
Malaysian

WORDS THAT END LIKE MALAYALAM

bedlam
blam
clam
flam
flimflam
glam
grand slam
hard-shell clam
Islam
kalam
lam
malam
mallam
Mowlam
Nation of Islam
on the lam
razor clam
slam
Tamil Eelam
Whitlam

Synonyms and antonyms of Malayalam in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Malayalam» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MALAYALAM

Find out the translation of Malayalam to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Malayalam from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Malayalam» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

马拉雅拉姆语
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Malayalam
570 millions of speakers

English

Malayalam
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मलयालम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المالايالامية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Малайялам
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Malayalam
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মালায়ালম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Malayalam
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Malayalam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Malayalam
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

マラヤーラム語
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

말라얄람어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Malayalam
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Malayalam
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மலையாளம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मल्याळम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Malayalam
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Malayalam
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

malajalam
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

малайялам
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Malayalam
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Μαλαιαλάμ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Malabaars
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

malayalam
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Malayalam
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Malayalam

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MALAYALAM»

The term «Malayalam» is very widely used and occupies the 11.662 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of Malayalam
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «Malayalam».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MALAYALAM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Malayalam» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Malayalam» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Malayalam

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «MALAYALAM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Malayalam.
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Genelia D'Souza
Following 'Urumi,' I did get a lot of offers from Malayalam, but frankly, managing films in several industries can become a little hectic. So I decided not to take them up.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MALAYALAM»

Discover the use of Malayalam in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Malayalam and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Malayalam
The first detailed description of Malayalam, providing an in-depth analysis of the linguistic richness of this language, spoken by over 35 million people on the Malabar coast of southern India.
R Asher, 2013
2
Malayalam Self-taught by the Natural Method with Phonetic ...
Having Regard To The Needs Of Students Who Work Without A Teacher, Some Paper Are Devoted Wholly To The Subject Of Pronunciation, Translitertion Of All Malayalam Words In The Grammar Section Are Given And The Correct Pronunciation Of Every ...
Don M. de Z. Wickremasinghe, T. N. Menon (B.A.), 2004
3
Western Influence on Malayalam Language and Literature
ý......Dr. GeorgeýS Comprehensive Study Is Thus Valuable, Not Only For Throwing A Revealing Light On The Immediate Subject, But Also For Its Relevance To The Wider Subject Of Western Influence On India As A Whole.
K. M. George, 1972
4
1001 Books: You Must Read Before You Die
Completely revised and updated to include the most up-to-date selections, this is a bold and bright reference book to the novels and the writers that have excited the world's imagination.
‎2012
5
Wind Flowers: Contemporary Malayalam Short Fiction
From Vaikom Muhammad Basheer And O.V.Vijayan To Kamala Das And Sarah Joseph, This Volume Brings Together An Extraordinary Range Of Writers And Themes.
V. Abdulla, R. E. Asher, 2004
6
The Sandal Trees and Other Stories
This Is The First Collection Of Translations In English Of Stories Originally Written In Malayalam By Kamala Das Under The Pen Name Madhavi Kutty. They Amply Demonstrate Kamala Das S Special Contribution To The Short Story In Malayalam.
Kamalā Sur̲ayya, 1995
7
Dr. Hermann Gundert and Malayalam Language
On the contribution to Malayalam language of Hermann Gundert, a German missionary in Kerala; includes his biography.
Albrecht Frenz, Skar̲iyā Sakkar̲iya, 1993
8
The Legends of Khasak
Often poetic and dark, always complex and rich, The Legends of Khasak, O.V. Vijayan's much-acclaimed first novel, translated into English by the author, is an extraordinary achievement
O V Vijayan, 2008
9
Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: A-Devo
Then, he wrote many books originally in Malayalam as well as adaptations from English, and graded them to suit children belonging to various age groups and standards. Though various earlier attempts had been made, Matthew M.Kuzhiveli  ...
Amaresh Datta, 1987
10
Early Inscriptional Malayalam
Morphological evolution of the Malayalam language from 9th century to 13th; study based on Malayalam inscriptions of the period found in Kerala.
K. Retnamma, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MALAYALAM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Malayalam is used in the context of the following news items.
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Malayalam remakes in Kollywood - The Hindu
Undoubtedly, it's the season for cinema from God's own country. If 36 Vayathinile, a remake of Malayalam film How Old Are You, got Jyotika ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
2
Download Malayalam Movie on the day of release: Pay Rs 180
Days after the capture of three youngsters by Kerala police for supposedly transferring a duplicate of the recently released Malayalam motion ... «The Wiire, Jul 15»
3
UAE: Malayalam radio unites Indian maid with family : Kerala, News …
A 62-year-old Indian maid has been reunited with her family after nine years with the help of a UAE-based Malayalam radio channel which is ... «India Today, Jul 15»
4
Malare,Vasanthamallike: Top 5 Malayalam songs that are truly …
From foot tapping beats to soothing melodies, Malayalam music today is making heads turn with its creativity, freshness and variety. In the past ... «India.com, Jul 15»
5
'Love 24x7': Love in the time of corporate culture
Tags: Love 24x7 Sreebala K Menon Dileep Suhasini Nikhila Vimal Sashi Kumar Lena Sreenivasan Bijibal Malayalam Movie ... «onmanorama, Jul 15»
6
KL 10 Pathu Review - Malayalam Movie KL 10 Pathu Nowrunning …
While the flashes of a directorial talent are very much obvious in Muhsin Parari's filmmaking debut, 'KL 10' fails to pull together its countless ... «Nowrunning, Jul 15»
7
Acha Dhin Review - Malayalam Movie Acha Dhin Nowrunning Review
One does feel sorry to see a theme as this that had much potential going the bungled way. 'Acha Din' thus strikes us an intriguing premise that ... «Nowrunning, Jul 15»
8
Madhura Naranga Review - Malayalam Movie … - Now Running
The overall sense of familiarity that pervades all through, is the primal weakness of 'Madhura Naaranga'. Exploring a long standing cinematic ... «Nowrunning, Jul 15»
9
'Amar Akbar Anthony' in Malayalam? Prithviraj Sukumaran, Indrajith …
This Malayalam movie is touted as a comedy entertainer. (ALSO READ: Mollywood hunk Prithviraj Sukumaran did not know anything about film ... «India.com, Jul 15»
10
Malayalam Eid Releases 2015
Malayalam movie industry is all set to welcome the Eid season. As of now, Mollywood will have 7 prestigious projects hitting the theatres this ... «FilmiBeat, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Malayalam [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/malayalam>. Apr 2024 ».
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