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Malwa

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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name

Meaning 1

A natural region in west-central northern India occupying a volcanic region of Vindhya range, the Malwa plateau.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

beer made with millet, common in Africa

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Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi मालवा (mālvā), from Sanskrit मालव (mālava).

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: মালব (malob) — region in India
  • Chinese Mandarin: 摩臘婆 /摩腊婆 (mólàpó) — region in India
  • Hindi: मालवा (mālvā) — region in India
  • Japanese: マールワー (māruwā) — region in India
  • Korean: 말와 (marwa) — region in India
  • Malayalam: മാല്വ (mālva) — region in India
  • Marathi: माळवा (māḷvā) — region in India
  • Nepali: मालवा (mālawā) — region in India
  • Punjabi: ਮਾਲਵਾ (mālvā) — region in India
  • Sanskrit: मालव (mālava) — region in India
  • Tamil: மால்வா (mālvā) — region in India
  • Urdu: مالوہ (mālvā) — region in India