Etymology

Cranganore

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Today it means: Former name of Kodungallur (“a town in Kerala, India”). Full definition →

Portuguese Cranganor ← Malayalam കൊടുങ്ങല്ലൂർ
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The story

  1. Malayalam · derived fromകൊടുങ്ങല്ലൂർ
  2. Portuguese · borrowed fromCranganor
  3. English todayCranganore

From Portuguese Cranganor, from Malayalam കൊടുങ്ങല്ലൂർ (koṭuṅṅallūṟ)

Words from the same roots

Malayalamകൊടുങ്ങല്ലൂർ all →

Kodungallur

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