


Ginger, a fragrant spice exact route from Dravidian is uncertain, but possibly from Tamil inchi (இஞ்சி) or Malayalam inchi (ഇഞ്ചി).Possibly from Kannada or Tulu dōse (ದೋಸೆ), from Tamil tōcai, or from other Dravidian sources. Dosa, a pancake made from rice flour and ground pulses, typically served with a spiced vegetable filling.Curry, a variety of dishes flavored with a spicy sauce cognates exist in several Dravidian languages, including Tamil (கறி), Malayalam (കറി), Telugu (కూర) and others.Cowry, the shells of certain sea snails, or the snails themselves via Hindi and Urdu from Sanskrit kaparda (कपर्द), which may be related to Tamil kotu (கோது) "shell".Cot, a bedstead or a portable bed via Hindi from Sanskrit, which in turn may have come from a Dravidian source such as Tamil kattil (கட்டில்)/ patukkai (படுக்கை) or Malayalam kattil(കട്ടിൽ) or Kannada Kaata (ಕಾಟ).Coolie, a labourer or slave, a South Asian person possibly from Tamil cooli (கூலி) or Malayalam kooli(കൂലി) "labour", or possibly from Koḷī " Gujarati people" in Gujarati, which is not a Dravidian language.Congee, porridge, water with rice uncertain origin, possibly from Tamil kanji (கஞ்சி), Telugu or Kannada gañji, or Malayalam kaṇni(കഞ്ഞി).The origin of this word cannot be conclusively attributed to Malayalam or Tamil. Coir, cord/rope, fibre from husk of coconut from Malayalam kayar (കയർ) or Tamil kayiru (கயிறு).Candy, crystallized sugar or confection made from sugar via Persian qand, which is probably from a Dravidian language, ultimately stemming from the Sanskrit root word 'Khanda' meaning 'pieces of something'.Betel, a leaf of a vine belonging to the family Piperaceae from Portuguese betel, which probably comes from Tamil vettrilai (வெற்றிலை) or Malayalam vettila (വെറ്റില).

Aiyo, a word used to express distress, regret and fear, either from Tamil aiyō, Sinhalese ayiyō, or Kannada ayyo or Malayalam aiyyo(അയ്യോ) or Telugu ayyo.1 From unknown or disputed Dravidian languagesįrom unknown or disputed Dravidian languages.Bālavyākaraṇam, elementary lessons in Malayalam grammar for primary schools in Malabar, by Muliyil Krishnan & M.Malayāḷa vyākaraṇa saṃgrahaṃ, the essentials of Malayalam grammar, by Liston Garthwaite (1903).Valiya pāṭhāraṃbhaṃ, Malayalam spelling and reading book (1871).Grammar of the Malayalam by Gottfried Weigle (manuscript, 19 th).Grammar of the Malabar language by Robert Drummond (1799).A grammar of the Malayalim language, as spoken in the principalities of Travancore and Cochin, and the districts of North and South Malabar, by Joseph Peet (1841).A progressive grammar of Malayalam language for Europeans, by Leonhard Johannes Frohnmeyer (1913).The evolution of Malayalam morphology by Rāmasvāmi Ayyar (1936).Kerala Culture: Malayalam language & literature.→ Malayalam keyboard tp type a text with the Malayalam characters
