Kerala

English
Map of India with Kerala highlighted

Alternative forms
  • (historical) Keralam

Etymology

Uncertain. One popular theory derives the name from Malayalam kera (coconut tree) and alam (land), thus "land of coconuts", which is also the state's nickname.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈkɛɹələ/

Proper noun

Kerala

  1. State in southern India which has Thiruvananthapuram (formerly known as Trivandrum) as its capital.

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Kerala m

  1. Kerala (state in southern India)

Spanish

Proper noun

Kerala ?

  1. Kerala (state in southern India)
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