Malabar Coast

English thumb|right|250px|The Malabar Coast on a 1761 map Alternative forms en Malabar coast Etymology From the former general inaccessibility and unimportance of the interior to European traders. Pronunciation en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Malabar Coast.wav US Proper noun Malabar Coast en India chiefly _ historical en Malabar, forming the southwest coast of India, now principally the state of Kerala. en 1830 James Welsh Military Reminiscences II 142 A Muncheel is a kind of litter, resembling a sea-cot, or hammock, hung to a long pole, with a moveable covering over the whole, to keep off the sun or rain. Six men will run with one from one end of the Malabar coast to the other, while twelve are necessary for the lightest palanquin. en India historical inexact The entire western coast of India. Translations region Bengali: bn মালাবার উপকূল Bihari: bh मालाबार तट Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 馬拉巴爾海岸 mǎlābā'ěr hǎi'àn Dutch: nl Malabarküste French: fr Côte de Malabar Hindi: hi मालाबार सागरतट Japanese: ja マラバール海岸 marabāru kaigan Kannada: kn ಮಲಬಾರ್ ಕರಾವಳಿ Korean: ko 말라바르 해안 Malayalam: ml മലബാർ തീരം Russian: ru Малабарский берег Spanish: es Costa de Malabar Tamil: ta மலபார் கடற்கரை Urdu: ur مالابار کا ساحل