Malayalam[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Dravidian *nāṭu. Cognates with Kannada ನಾಡು (nāḍu), Tamil நாடு (nāṭu), Telugu నాడు (nāḍu).
Pronunciation[edit]
നാട് • (nāṭŭ)
- state, country, nation, kingdom
- homeland
- Antonym: വിദേശം (vidēśaṁ)
- native soil
- place
- inhabited land
- Antonym: കാട് (kāṭŭ)
- rural region; village
- Antonyms: പട്ടണം (paṭṭaṇaṁ), നഗരം (nagaraṁ)