Malayalam edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

ഈഴം (īḻaṁ)

  1. Sri Lanka (a country in South Asia)

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • 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