மலையாளம்

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Tamil

Alternative forms

Etymology

From மலை (malai, mountain, hill) +‎ ஆள் (āḷ, rule, reign, region, compare ஆழ் (āḻ)) +‎ -அம் (-am, of which, belonging), can be translated as 'vernacular of the mountain regions.' [2] Ultimately from Middle Tamil.[3][4]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɐlɐɪ̯jaːɭɐm/
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Noun

மலையாளம் (malaiyāḷam)

  1. the Malayalam language

Declension

m-stem declension of மலையாளம் (malaiyāḷam) (singular only)
Singular Plural
Nominative மலையாளம்
malaiyāḷam
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Vocative மலையாளமே
malaiyāḷamē
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Accusative மலையாளத்தை
malaiyāḷattai
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Dative மலையாளத்துக்கு
malaiyāḷattukku
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Genitive மலையாளத்துடைய
malaiyāḷattuṭaiya
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Singular Plural
Nominative மலையாளம்
malaiyāḷam
-
Vocative மலையாளமே
malaiyāḷamē
-
Accusative மலையாளத்தை
malaiyāḷattai
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Dative மலையாளத்துக்கு
malaiyāḷattukku
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Benefactive மலையாளத்துக்காக
malaiyāḷattukkāka
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Genitive 1 மலையாளத்துடைய
malaiyāḷattuṭaiya
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Genitive 2 மலையாளத்தின்
malaiyāḷattiṉ
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Locative 1 மலையாளத்தில்
malaiyāḷattil
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Locative 2 மலையாளத்திடம்
malaiyāḷattiṭam
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Sociative 1 மலையாளத்தோடு
malaiyāḷattōṭu
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Sociative 2 மலையாளத்துடன்
malaiyāḷattuṭaṉ
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Instrumental மலையாளத்தால்
malaiyāḷattāl
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Ablative மலையாளத்திலிருந்து
malaiyāḷattiliruntu
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References

  1. ^ N. Kathiraiver Pillai (1928) “மலையாளம்”, in தமிழ் மொழி அகராதி [Tamil language dictionary] (in Tamil), Chennai: Pi. Ve. Namacivaya Mutaliyar
  2. ^ University of Madras (1924–1936) “மலையாளம்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press
  3. ^ “Malayalam’s unique ‘stop consonants’ and their link with Old Tamil”, in The News Minute, 2019 December 24, retrieved 2023-01-11
  4. ^ “Malayalam Language, Malayalam Literature, History of Malayalam language, Malayalam Language and Literature, Malayalam alphabet”, in www.indianmirror.com, 2023 January 11 (last accessed)