மலாக்கா

Tamil

Etymology

Borrowed from English Malacca. Ultimately from Malay Melaka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /malaːkːaː/

Proper noun

மலாக்கா • (malākkā)

1. Malacca (a state of Malaysia)
2. the Malacca peninsula

References

• University of Madras (1924–1936) “மலாக்கா”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press