Immigration in Malayalam
Immigration in Malayalam is കുടിയേറ്റം (kudiyettam). The word is built on the idea of households settling somewhere new, and Kerala history uses it constantly for the farming migrations into the hill districts as well as for immigration in the modern legal sense.
Immigration, settling down at another place (country).
മലയോരങ്ങളിലേക്കുള്ള കുടിയേറ്റം പണ്ട് വ്യാപകമായിരുന്നു.
malayorangalilekkulla kudiyettam pand vyaapakamaayirunnu.
Migration to the highlands was widespread in the old days.
Dictionary entry
- കുടിയേറ്റം (kudiyettam) — Immigration, settling down at another place (country).
The one listed word covers both immigration and internal resettlement, so a reader has to judge from context whether a national border is involved.
Common questions
What is immigration in Malayalam?
Say കുടിയേറ്റം (kudiyettam), which means immigration and settling in a new place.
Does it also cover migration within the country?
Yes, and that is its most familiar use in Kerala, describing the waves of settlers who moved into the highlands to farm.