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Malam

Malam proper noun: a surname from India from West India.

Proper noun

Malam

  1. A surname from India from West India.

Origin of Malam

From India or Hindi, Maal-amm means "One who has knowledge of directions". It is believed to have started to be used after people from Rajasthan came to Veraval city of Gujarat for fishing around 200 years ago.

Phrases with Malam

Questions about Malam

What does Malam mean?
Malam means a surname from India from West India.
What part of speech is Malam?
Malam is a proper noun.

Words near Malam in the dictionary

  1. Malalag
  2. malalign
  3. malaligned
  4. malalignment
  5. malalignments
  6. Malam
  7. malambo
  8. malambos
  9. malamic acid
  10. malamide
  11. malamides

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