Kerala
English
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Map of India with Kerala highlighted
Alternative forms
- (historical) Keralam
Etymology
Borrowed from Malayalam കേരളം (kēraḷaṃ) which is of uncertain origin. One popular theory derives the name from Malayalam കേരം (kēraṃ, “coconut tree”) and Malayalam അളം (aḷaṃ, “land”), thus "land of coconuts", which is also the state's nickname. More at Kerala.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɛɹələ/
Proper noun
Kerala
- A state in southern India. Capital: Thiruvananthapuram (formerly known as Trivandrum).
Translations
state in southern India
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See also
Kerala on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - (states of India) state of India; Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal (Category: en:States of India)
Anagrams
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /keˈɾala/ [keˈɾa.la]
- Rhymes: -ala
- Syllabification: Ke‧ra‧la
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