Old Malayalam

proper noun

a Dravidian language attested in inscriptions found in present-day Kerala, India; dated between circa 800 CE - 1200 CE; the ancestor of Middle Malayalam and ultimately the modern Malayalam language.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. a Dravidian language attested in inscriptions found in present-day Kerala, India; dated between circa 800 CE - 1200 CE; the ancestor of Middle Malayalam and ultimately the modern Malayalam language.
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APA

Old Malayalam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20Malayalam

MLA

“Old Malayalam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20Malayalam. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Old Malayalam,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20Malayalam.

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