Mappila
Mappila noun: a member of the largest Muslim community in Kerala state, India.
Noun
Mappila (plural Mappilas)
Mappila meaning in Tamil
Mappila in Tamil
- Mappila
- மாப்பிள்ளை māppiḷḷai
Forms of Mappila
| plural | Mappilas |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Mopla |
| alternative form | Moplah |
Origin of Mappila
From Malayalam മാപ്പിള (māppiḷa).
Questions about Mappila
- What does Mappila mean?
- Mappila means a member of the largest Muslim community in Kerala state, India.
- What is Mappila in Tamil?
- Mappila in Tamil is மாப்பிள்ளை (māppiḷḷai). See Mappila meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is Mappila?
- Mappila is a noun.
- What is the plural of Mappila?
- The plural of Mappila is Mappilas.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Mappila (page history and authors); மாப்பிள்ளை (Tamil) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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