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Malayali
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English
Alternative forms
en Malayalee
Etymology
From en ml മലയാളി.
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Kerala or its people, or to those whose native language is Malayalam.
en 2023 C Pam Zhang Land of Milk and Honey Hutchinson Heinemann 177 I used to frequent a grubby takeout joint [...] where the Malayali cooks stubbornly made, in addition to chicken tikkas and garlic naans, their own region’s lacy, rice-flour bread.
Noun
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A member of an ethnic group in south-west India, traditionally, residents of the state of Kerala who speak Malayalam.
Synonyms
resident of Kerala en Keralite
Translations
member of the ethnic group
Hindi: hi मलयालि m
Malayalam: ml മലയാളി
Marathi: mr मल्याळी
Russian: ru малая́лец m, ru малая́лка f
Telugu: te మలయాళీ
en Ethnonyms