Kozhikode/Calicut (Ker)

Mal:  കോഴിക്കോട്  kōḻikkōṭu ‘Palace Fort’  [Qalicut, Calicut] City/District,  Kerala From Mal: kōyil, kōvil, ‘palace’; or  kōḻi/kōzhi, ‘fowl’, ‘cock’; and kōṭ(ṭ)a, ‘fort’. The idea that this was originally a ‘fortified palace’ wins on points but ‘Cock Fort’ is...