"Malabar" meaning in All languages combined

See Malabar on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: From Arabic مَلَبَار (malabār), first attested in the writings of Iranian scholar Al-Biruni (c. 11th century). The second element is Arabic بَرّ (barr, “land, ground”) or Persian بار (bâr, “coast”), and the first element is the same as the Byzantine Greek toponym Μαλέ (Malé), mentioned by traveller Cosmas Indicopleustes in the 5th century as a source of pepper exports, concording with modern-day pepper cultivation on the Malabar coast. Mala ~ Male is, in turn, borrowed from Malayalam മല (mala, “mountain”). This is also the source of the name of the language: മലയാളം (malayāḷaṁ, literally “mountain place”). Compare Zanzibar for a possibly similar word formation. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|مَلَبَار}} Arabic مَلَبَار (malabār), {{m+|ar|بَرّ||land, ground}} Arabic بَرّ (barr, “land, ground”), {{der|en|fa|بار|t=coast|tr=bâr}} Persian بار (bâr, “coast”), {{der|en|gkm|-}} Byzantine Greek, {{der|en|ml|മല||mountain}} Malayalam മല (mala, “mountain”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Malabar
  1. (India, chiefly historical) The region of coastal southwestern India, principally the modern state of Kerala. Tags: India, historical Categories (place): Places in India
    Sense id: en-Malabar-en-name-GvwkV-tq Categories (other): Indian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 1 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 51 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 52 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 54 1
  2. (India, historical) A district of British India. Tags: India, historical
    Sense id: en-Malabar-en-name-0cleDp2v Categories (other): Indian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 1 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 51 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 52 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 54 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Malabar Coast
Derived forms: Malabar almond, Malabar barbet, Malabar chestnut, Malabar Coast, Malabar creeper, Malabar flying frog, Malabar grey hornbill, Malabari, Malabar itch, Malabar lark, Malabar nightshade, Malabar nut, Malabar pied hornbill, Malabar rat, Malabar spinach, Malabar starling, Malabar trogon, Malabar whistling thrush, Malabar woodshrike

Noun [English]

Forms: Malabars [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic مَلَبَار (malabār), first attested in the writings of Iranian scholar Al-Biruni (c. 11th century). The second element is Arabic بَرّ (barr, “land, ground”) or Persian بار (bâr, “coast”), and the first element is the same as the Byzantine Greek toponym Μαλέ (Malé), mentioned by traveller Cosmas Indicopleustes in the 5th century as a source of pepper exports, concording with modern-day pepper cultivation on the Malabar coast. Mala ~ Male is, in turn, borrowed from Malayalam മല (mala, “mountain”). This is also the source of the name of the language: മലയാളം (malayāḷaṁ, literally “mountain place”). Compare Zanzibar for a possibly similar word formation. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|مَلَبَار}} Arabic مَلَبَار (malabār), {{m+|ar|بَرّ||land, ground}} Arabic بَرّ (barr, “land, ground”), {{der|en|fa|بار|t=coast|tr=bâr}} Persian بار (bâr, “coast”), {{der|en|gkm|-}} Byzantine Greek, {{der|en|ml|മല||mountain}} Malayalam മല (mala, “mountain”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Malabar (plural Malabars)
  1. A native of Malabar.
    Sense id: en-Malabar-en-noun-Vqp~-Sqx

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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