Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mallu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables
mal-lu
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person from the Indian state of Kerala, especially one who speaks Malayalam or is ethnically Malayali.

Indian usage; Derogatory; Informal

Etymology

From Malayalam, Malayali. Compare Gujju (“a Gujarati speaker”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

Mallus (plural)

Questions

What does mallu mean?
A person from the Indian state of Kerala, especially one who speaks Malayalam or is ethnically Malayali.
Where does mallu come from?
From Malayalam, Malayali. Compare Gujju (“a Gujarati speaker”).

How to pronounce mallu

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