Malabar

Etymology
From, first attested in the writings of Iranian scholar (c. 11th century). The second element is or, and the first element is the same as the  toponym , mentioned by traveller  in the 5th century as a source of pepper exports, concording with modern-day pepper cultivation on the Malabar coast.

Mala ~ Male is, in turn, borrowed from. This is also the source of the name of the language:. Compare for a possibly similar word formation.

Proper noun

 * , principally the modern state of Kerala.

Noun

 * 1) A native of Malabar.