Discussion
With reference to the evolution of the Malayalam language, consider the following statement/s:
1. The word 'Jannal' came to the Malayalam language from Portuguese.
2. 'Diwan' is a word that came to Malayalam from Arab language.
3. 'Samkshepa Vedartham' is the first printed book in Malayalam.
Which of the above is/are correct?
Answer: C
All three statements are correct, so the answer is 1, 2 and 3.
- Jannal (window) comes from the Portuguese janela, one of many words such as mesha (table) and kasera (chair) that entered Malayalam through Portuguese contact.
- Diwan reached Malayalam through Arabic, the language of Islamic administration (the word itself is of Persian origin).
- Samkshepa Vedartham, a catechism by Clement Pianius printed in Rome in 1772, is the first book printed in Malayalam.
Since all three are correct, every narrower option is incomplete.
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