Kerala

喀拉拉邦

发音

US /ˈkɛ.ɹə.lə/

别名

Ker Keralam KL

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    A state in southern India. Capital: Thiruvananthapuram (formerly known as Trivandrum).

    喀拉拉邦

词源

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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