മാളം

Malayalam

Etymology

Cognate with Kannada ಮಾಡ (māḍa), Tulu ಮಾಂಟೆ (māṇṭe), ಮಾಟೆ (māṭe), Kodava ಮಾಟಿ (māṭi).

Noun

മാളം • (māḷaṁ)

1. hole, burrow, den, cave

References

• Gundert, Hermann (1872) “മാളം”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.