tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417904913169781156.post8650197885784360945..comments2022-03-26T17:09:32.627-07:00Comments on Ma-lai-sia lah...马来西亚: Malaya(pre-British colonization)Boon Raymondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10332443550994647469noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417904913169781156.post-33237912575728405672010-11-01T00:18:16.232-07:002010-11-01T00:18:16.232-07:00Malaka is a name of tree.In tamil,there is a tree ...Malaka is a name of tree.In tamil,there is a tree named Amalakai maram. Maram means tree in Tamil language.When ordinary Tamil people mention Amalakai as Amalaka.Amalaka means nellika.There is two kinds of nellika.One is small nellika and another one is big nellika(periya nellika).Amalaka is a great herbal.You can read about the Amalaka in the pura naanooru,one of the oldest literature in Tamil.A king named Athiyamaan gave this amalaka(peru nelli) as a gift of love to the poet Avaiyar for long live.Jagaveranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05667425365402144326noreply@blogger.com