Kerala in Malayalam
Malayalam words whose English meaning includes “kerala”:
- കഥകളി (kadhakali) — Classical dance-drama of Kerala, Kathakali.
- കേരളമാഹാത്മ്യം (keralamaahaathmyam) — An ancient work dealing with the greatness of Kerala.
- ചാകര (chakara) — Occurring of mud-banks and appearance of plenty of fish for a short period at some places along the Kerala coast during the monsoon, (idm) a season of plenty, plentifulness.
- പെരുമനം (perumanam) — One of the 64 villages in ancient Kerala.
- പോറ്റി (potti) — Protector, a Tulu Brahmin, a member of a sect of Kerala Brahmins.
- മോഹിനിയാട്ടം (mohiniyaattam) — A dance form in Kerala formerly performed by Devadasis (women dedicated to temple service), a kind of nautch dance.