Malayalam[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *īẓam. Cognate to Tamil ஈழம் (īḻam).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
ഈഴം • (īḻaṁ)
- Sri Lanka (a country in South Asia)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Godavarma, K. (1946) “ഈഴം”, in Indo-Aryan loanwords in Malayalam, Thiruvanathapuram: Head of department of Malayalam, page 13
- Kailash Nath (2019) “ഈഴം”, in “Olam” Kailash Nath's Malayalam → English dictionary