Malayalam

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रवाल (pravāla). Doublet of പവിഴം (paviḻaṁ). Compare Marathi पवळ (pavaḷ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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പ്രവാളം (pravāḷaṁ)

  1. coral
  2. stem of a guitar or veena
  3. sprout, shoot, bud