/ ˌmʌləˈjɑːləm; NAmE ; ˌmɑːlə-/ noun
[ U ] a language spoken in Kerala in SW India
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: from Malayalam , from mala (Tamil malai ) mountain + āḷ man.
/ ˌmʌləˈjɑːləm; NAmE ; ˌmɑːlə-/ noun
[ U ] a language spoken in Kerala in SW India
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: from Malayalam , from mala (Tamil malai ) mountain + āḷ man.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005