| Kolezhuthu | |
| Type: | Abugida |
| Time: | c. 12th/13th century AD |
| Languages: | |
| Fam1: | Proto-Sinaitic alphabet |
| Fam2: | Phoenician alphabet |
| Fam3: | Aramaic alphabet |
| Fam4: | Brahmi[1] |
| Fam5: | Tamil Brahmi |
| Fam6: | Vatteluttu |
Kolezhuthu (Malayalam: കോലെഴുത്ത്|Kōlezhuthu|translit-std=ISO), was a syllabic alphabet of Kerala used for writing Malayalam language.[2]
Kolezhuthu developed from Vatteluttu script in the post-Chera Perumal (c. 12th century onwards) period in Kerala. It was used by certain Kerala communities (such as Muslims and Christians) even up to c. 18th century AD.
Kolezhuthu probably gets its name from a peculiar type of stylus which was used for its writing. in present-day Malayalam means a 'stylus' or an 'elongated stick-like object', and means 'written form'.[3]
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