Word origins

• babyA very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.
• KeralaA state in southern India. Capital: Thiruvananthapuram (formerly known as Trivandrum). Largest city: Kochi (formerly known as Cochin).
• CochinA domestic hen of a large variety with feathered legs, full breast, and small tail.
• MalayalamA Dravidian language spoken in the state of Kerala and the union territory of Lakshadweep in India.
• calicoA kind of rough cloth made from unbleached and not fully processed cotton, often printed with a bright pattern.
• NairA member of a group of Indian Hindu castes originating from Kerala.
• KochiA member of a nomadic pastoral group of primarily Ghilji Pashtun people.
• KottayamA city in Kerala, India.
• KollamA city in Kollam district, Kerala, India.
• KannurA city and a municipal corporation in Kerala, India.
• MenonA surname.
• ThiruvananthapuramA city and district, the state capital of Kerala, India, formerly known as Trivandrum.
• RamachandranA surname.
• KozhikodeA city in Kerala, in southwestern India.
• ThrissurA city in Kerala, India.
• ErnakulamA district of Kerala, India.
• VargheseA surname from Malayalam.
• arecaAny member of the genus Areca of about fifty species of single-stemmed palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests.
• TharoorA surname from Malayalam.
• avalA financial guarantee by a third party to assume the burden of a debt, especially a bill of exchange in the event of default.
• PathanamthittaA town in Kerala, India.
• PalakkadA city and district in Kerala, India.
• TravancoreA former Indian feudal kingdom.
• tindalA petty officer among lascars; a boatswain's mate; a cockswain.
• doshaAny of the three regulatory principles of Ayurveda.
• VenugopalA surname from Malayalam.
• OnamA harvest festival celebrated in Kerala, India.
• RajendranA surname.
• BalachandranA surname from Malayalam.
• NayyarA surname from Malayalam.
• NinanA surname from Malayalam.
• IdukkiA district of Kerala, India.
• WayanadA city in Kerala, India.
• RavindranA surname from Malayalam.
• kathakalia spectacular lyric dance drama of southern India performed with acrobatic energy and highly stylized pantomime.
• panickerOne who panics.
• chakramA disc-like throwing weapon from India.
• NambiarA surname from Malayalam.
• MalappuramA city in Kerala, India.
• ThottamA surname from Malayalam.
• OommenA surname from Malayalam.
• MalayaliOf or pertaining to Kerala or its people, or to those whose native language is Malayalam.
• KasaragodA town in Kerala, India.
• KuruvillaA surname from Malayalam.
• mridangamA percussion instrument used in southern Indian music, consisting of a two-sided drum whose body is usually made from a hollowed piece of jackfruit wood.
• AjeeshA male given name from India, of Indian usage.
• AmbalavasiA group of castes among Hindus in Kerala, India.
• amshomPart of a taluk; a subdistrict.
• anchalany administrative zone of Nepal
• cerameA usually fortified gatehouse with a room above the gate, found in some temples and private houses in Malabar.
• chillaksharamSynonym of chillu.
• chilluA type of letter used in Malayalam which does not have an inherent vowel, used to represent a pure consonant without the use of a virama.
• choottachiSynonym of orange chromide (“type of cichlid fish”).
• EranadAn erstwhile province in Kerala, India.
• fanamA former currency in southern India.
• GeevargheseA male given name from Malayalam, equivalent to English George.
• idakkaAn hourglass-shaped drum originating in Kerala in India; it is struck with a stick, and its pitch can be altered by means of the lacing between the two heads.
• JeseriA dialect of Malayalam spoken in the union territory of Lakshadweep in India.
• kalarippayattuA Dravidian martial art from the Indian state of Kerala.
• KezhkepatA male given name from Malayalam.
• kichadiA Malayali dish made of curd and cucumber in raw or cooked form.
• KodungallurA historically significant town in Thrissur district, Kerala, in southwestern India.
• KolezhuthuOne of the oldest writing systems in South India, formerly used to write Malayalam and Tamil.
• KunthipuzhaA river in Palakkad district, Kerala, India, flowing through Silent Valley and Palakkad Gap, and tributary of the Bharathapuzha River.
• KuriakoseA surname from Malayalam.
• KuttanadA region in Kerala, India.
• kuzhalA type of double reed musical instrument used in Kerala, India.
• LukoseA surname from Malayalam.
• MappilaA member of the largest Muslim community in Kerala state, India.
• munduA garment resembling a dhoti, worn around the waist in Kerala, the Tulunadu region, and Maldives.
• NambeadarimA chief governor.
• NambissanA surname from Malayalam.
• nerchaA promise or vow.
• NezhukumatathilA surname from Malayalam.
• Pattara subcaste in Kerala, India
• poda pattiAn insult: go away, you dog!
• PulayaA member of a Dalit community native to Kerala, India.
• ShoranurA city in Palakkad district, Kerala, India.
• ThalasseryA city in Kerala, India.
• Thekkumkura South Indian kingdom that ruled from 1103 CE - 1750 CE.
• theyyama Hindu ritual practiced mainly by people from castes in northern Kerala and some parts of Karnataka in India.
• ThrithalaA village in Pattambi, Palakkad district, Kerala, India.
• urumiAn Indian sword with a flexible whip-like blade.
• VarkeyA surname from Malayalam.
• VatakaraA city in Kerala, India.
• Venada medieval kingdom in southern Kerala
• zamorinThe leader of the medieval kingdom of Kozhikode.