kalarippayattu

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Malayalam കളരിപ്പയറ്റ് (kaḷarippayaṟṟŭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɭəɾipːajətːɪ/

Noun

kalarippayattu (uncountable)

1. A Dravidian martial art from the Indian state of Kerala.
   • 2009 March 13, Phoebe Eaton, “Liquid Assets”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Like karate, for instance, which would appear to derive from the ancient Indian martial art kalarippayattu.