English Wiktionary account
Source-reportedMeaning: “jasmine”
Probably related to முல்லை (mullai). Compare Sanskrit मल्लि (malli), borrowed from a Dravidian source. Cognate with Malayalam മല്ലി (malli), Telugu మల్లి (malli) / మల్లె (malle), Hindi मल्ली (mallī).
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- Wiktionary: மல்லிCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

