Kerala

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/ˈkɛ.ɹə.lə/

proper noun

A state in southern India. Capital: Thiruvananthapuram (formerly known as Trivandrum). Largest city: Kochi (formerly known as Cochin).

Similar
MalabarMalabar Coast
OriginMalayalam കേരളം →
CommonScrabble 10
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Keralam

  1. A state in southern India. Capital: Thiruvananthapuram (formerly known as Trivandrum). Largest city: Kochi (formerly known as Cochin).

    Synonyms: Malabar, Malabar Coast

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA state in southern India. Capital: Thiruvananthapuram (formerly known as Trivandrum). Largest city: Kochi (formerly known as Cochin).

Similar
MalabarMalabar Coast

Origin

  1. Malayalamഅളം“land”
  2. Malayalamകേരം“coconut tree”
  3. Malayalamകേരളം
  4. EnglishKerala

Borrowed from Malayalam കേരളം (kēraḷaṁ), which is of uncertain origin. One popular theory derives the name from Malayalam കേരം (kēraṁ, “coconut tree”) and Malayalam അളം (aḷaṁ, “land”), thus "land of coconuts", which is also the state's nickname. More at Kerala § Etymology on Wikipedia.

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Translations

Arabic كِيرَلَا
  • كِيرَلَا (kiralā)state in southern India
Bengali কেরালা, কেরল
  • কেরালা (kerala)state in southern India
  • কেরল (kerol)state in southern India
Bulgarian Кера́ла
  • Кера́ла (Kerála)state in southern India
Chinese Mandarin 喀拉拉邦
  • 喀拉拉邦 (Kālālā-bāng)state in southern India
Czech Kérala
  • Kéralastate in southern India
Esperanto Keralao, Keralo
  • Keralaostate in southern India
  • Keralostate in southern India
Finnish Kerala
  • Keralastate in southern India
Greek Κεράλα
  • Κεράλα (Kerála)state in southern India
Hebrew קראלה
  • קראלהstate in southern India
Hindi केरल
  • केरल (keral)state in southern India
Hungarian Kerala
  • Keralastate in southern India
Japanese ケーララ州, ケーララ
  • ケーララ州 (Kērara-shū)state in southern India
  • ケーララ (Kērara)state in southern India
Korean 케랄라 주, 케랄라
  • 케랄라 주 (Keralla ju)state in southern India
  • 케랄라 (Keralla)state in southern India
Latin Malabaria
  • Malabariastate in southern India
Latvian Kerala
  • Keralastate in southern India
Lithuanian Kerala
  • Keralastate in southern India
Persian کرلا, کرالا
  • کرلا (keralâ)state in southern India
  • کرالا (kerâlâ)state in southern India
Polish Kerala
  • Keralastate in southern India
Portuguese Kerala, Querala
  • Keralastate in southern India
  • Queralastate in southern India
Punjabi ਕੇਰਲਾ
  • ਕੇਰਲਾ (kerlā)state in southern India
Russian Кера́ла
  • Кера́ла (Kerála)state in southern India
Slovak Kérala
  • Kéralastate in southern India
Spanish Kerala
  • Keralastate in southern India
Tamil கேரளம்
  • கேரளம் (kēraḷam)state in southern India
Thai เกรละ
  • เกรละ (gee-rá-lá)state in southern India
Ukrainian Керала
  • Керала (Kerala)state in southern India
Urdu کیرلا
  • کیرلا (keralā)state in southern India

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

Kerala. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kerala

MLA

“Kerala.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kerala. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kerala,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kerala.

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