kalarippayattu

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Malayalam കളരിപ്പയറ്റ് (kaḷarippayaṟṟŭ)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaɭəɾipːajətːɪ/

Noun

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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.
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