Malayali

English

Alternative forms

• Malayalee

Etymology

From Malayalam മലയാളി (malayāḷi).

Adjective

Malayali (comparative more Malayali, superlative most Malayali)

1. Of or pertaining to Kerala or its people, or to those whose native language is Malayalam.
   • 2023, C Pam Zhang, Land of Milk and Honey, Hutchinson Heinemann, page 177:

     I used to frequent a grubby takeout joint [...] where the Malayali cooks stubbornly made, in addition to chicken tikkas and garlic naans, their own region’s lacy, rice-flour bread.

Noun

Malayali (plural Malayalis or Malayali)

1. A member of an ethnic group in south-west India, traditionally, residents of the state of Kerala who speak Malayalam.

Synonyms

• (resident of Kerala): Keralite

Translations

Translations

• Hindi: मलयालि (hi) m (malyāli)
• Malayalam: മലയാളി (ml) (malayāḷi)
• Marathi: मल्याळी (malyāḷī)
• Telugu: మలయాళీ (malayāḷī)