Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kaẓVt. Cognate with Tamil கழனி (kaḻaṉi) and Kannada ಗದ್ದೆ (gadde).
കഴനി • (kaḻani)
- waste land, field
- timber tree
- Warrier, M. I. (2008) “കഴനി”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books