മാപ്പിള

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Malayalam

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Compound of മാ () +‎ പിള്ള (piḷḷa). Cognate to Tamil மாப்பிள்ளை (māppiḷḷai).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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മാപ്പിള (māppiḷa)

  1. son-in-law, groom

Proper noun

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മാപ്പിള (māppiḷa)

  1. Mappila (a Malayali Muslim)
  2. a Saint Thomas Christian (Nasrani)