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Vinony

Malayalam

proper noun

  1. Malayalam language, a language in South India
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈmɐ.lɐ.ˈjɑː.ɭɐm/ / /ˌmʌl.əˈjɑː.ləm/ / /ˌmæl.əˈjɑː.ləm/

name

Etymology: Borrowed from Malayalam മലയാളം (malayāḷaṁ), from മല (mala, “hill, mountain”) + അളം (aḷaṁ, “place”).

  1. A Dravidian language spoken in the state of Kerala and the UT of Lakshadweep in India.

    “Padmanabhan uttered a command in Malayalam, the regional language.”