Category: GeographyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate

സ്ഥലനാമം

/sthalanaaman/Roman

English meaning: Toponym / Place name

Definition

The name of a place. Kerala's place names reflect its multi-cultural heritage, with many derived from Malayalam, Sanskrit, Tamil, Arabic, Portuguese, and other languages, reflecting centuries of cultural interaction.

Example

കേരളത്തിലെ സ്ഥലനാമങ്ങൾ ചരിത്രപരമായ സാംസ്കാരിക ബന്ധങ്ങൾ പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുന്നു.

In English: Kerala's place names express historical cultural connections.

Literary Heritage

കേരളം, ഓ കേരളം! ഹരിതഭൂമി, കടലോരം, പശ്ചിമഘട്ടം

/kēraḷaṃ, ō kēraḷaṃ! haritabhūmi, kaṭalōraṃ, paścimghaṭṭaṃ/

Kerala, O Kerala! Green land, sea-shore, Western Ghats.

Vallathol Narayana Menon · Mahakavi (National Poet of Kerala) · 1878–1958 CE

Bandhanasthanaaya Anirudhan

Vallathol — poet's evocation of Kerala's distinctive coastal and mountain geography

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Language
മലയാളം
Malayalam
Script
Malayalam
Family
Dravidian
Speakers
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