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Malam
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malam malām mālam maļam
English
Etymology
From India or Hindi, Maal-amm means "One who has knowledge of directions". It is believed to have started to be used after people from Rajasthan came to Veraval city of Gujarat for fishing around 200 years ago.
Proper noun
en India from West India.