നാട്

Malayalam

Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian *nāṭu. Cognates with Kannada ನಾಡು (nāḍu), Tamil நாடு (nāṭu), Telugu నాడు (nāḍu).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /n̪aːɖə̆/
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Noun

നാട് • (nāṭŭ)

  1. state, country, nation, kingdom
  2. homeland
    Antonym: വിദേശം (vidēśaṁ)
  3. native soil
  4. place
  5. inhabited land
    Antonym: കാട് (kāṭŭ)
  6. rural region; village
    Antonyms: പട്ടണം (paṭṭaṇaṁ), നഗരം (nagaraṁ)
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