ഈഴം

Malayalam

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *īẓam. Cognate to Tamil ஈழம் (īḻam).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iːɻɐm/

Proper noun

ഈഴം • (īḻaṁ)

1. Sri Lanka (a country in South Asia)

Derived terms

• ഈഴവർ (īḻavaṟ)

 

References

• Godavarma, K. (1946) “ഈഴം”, in Indo-Aryan loanwords in Malayalam, Thiruvanathapuram: Head of department of Malayalam, page 13
• Kailash Nath (2019) “ഈഴം”, in “Olam” Kailash Nath's Malayalam → English dictionary