Meanings
alternative Malabar coast
- IndiahistoricalSynonym of Malabar, forming the southwest coast of India, now principally the state of Kerala.
A Muncheel is a kind of litter, resembling a sea-cot, or hammock, hung to a long pole, with a moveable covering over the whole, to keep off the sun or rain. Six men will run with one from one end of the Malabar coast to the other, while twelve are necessary for the lightest palanquin.
1830, James Welsh, Military Reminiscences, volume II, page 142Synonyms: Malabar, forming the southwest coast of India, now principally the state of Kerala
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of Malabar, forming the southwest coast of India, now principally the state of Kerala.
Origin
From the former general inaccessibility and unimportance of the interior to European traders.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bengali মালাবার উপকূল
- মালাবার উপকূল (malabar upokul)region
Chinese Mandarin 馬拉巴爾海岸 /马拉巴尔海岸
- 馬拉巴爾海岸 /马拉巴尔海岸 (mǎlābā'ěr hǎi'àn)region
Dutch Malabarküste
- Malabarküsteregion
French Côte de Malabar
- Côte de Malabarregion
Hindi मालाबार सागरतट
- मालाबार सागरतट (mālābār sāgartaṭ)region
Japanese マラバール海岸
- マラバール海岸 (marabāru kaigan)region
Korean 말라바르 해안
- 말라바르 해안 (mallabareu haean)region
Russian Малабарский берег
- Малабарский берег (Malabarskij bereg)region
Spanish Costa de Malabar
- Costa de Malabarregion
Tamil மலபார் கடற்கரை
- மலபார் கடற்கரை (malapār kaṭaṟkarai)region
Urdu مالابار کا ساحل
- مالابار کا ساحلregion
Cite this entry
Malabar Coast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Malabar%20Coast
“Malabar Coast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Malabar%20Coast. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Malabar Coast,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Malabar%20Coast.
Source: Malabar Coast on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.