Malayali
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Malayalam മലയാളി (malayāḷi).
Adjective
Malayali (comparative more Malayali, superlative most Malayali)
- Of or pertaining to Kerala or its people, or to those whose native language is Malayalam.
- 2023, C Pam Zhang, Land of Milk and Honey, Hutchinson Heinemann, page 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
Malayali (plural Malayalis or Malayali)
- A member of an ethnic group in south-west India, traditionally, residents of the state of Kerala who speak Malayalam.
Synonyms
- (resident of Kerala): Keralite