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Minicoy, locally known as Maliku (Dhivehi: މަލިކު (:məliku); (マラヤーラム語:മലിക്കു)) is the southernmost atoll of the archipelago of Lakshadweep, India. Administratively, it is a census town in the Indian union territory of Lakshadweep. ==Etymology== The ancient name of Maliku (Minicoy) was ''Mahiladū'', ''mahila'' (women) + ''dū'' (island) meaning women's island. However, now Minicoy is called Maliku in the local language. The name ''Maliku'' is thought to have been derived from the Arab trader's term for the island, ''Jazirat al-Maliku'' ('the island of the king'). Since it was the ancient capital of Lakshadweep.〔Lutfy, Mohamed Ibrahim. Thaareekhuge therein Lakshadheebu〕 Minicoy islanders have long settled in the Nicobar Islands across the Bay of Bengal. These settlers regularly travelled back to Minicoy. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands had a reputation in the Maldives and Minicoy of being inhabited by cannibals, and so collectively the Andaman and Nicobar groups were called "Minikaa-raajje" by Maldive and Minicoy islanders. This meant "cannibal kingdom". A British official once asked a Minicoy islander what the name of his island was. The islander told the official that he was from Maliku but usually lived in "Minikaa-raajje" (Nicobar). The official thought Maliku and Minikaa were the same place and recorded the name of this islander's home as "Minikaa". This later became anglicised as Minicoy.〔http://www.maldivesroyalfamily.com/minicoy.shtml〕 Little did this islander know that as a result of this cross-cultural exchange, his home would forever be called by a name that sounded like "cannibal" in his own language. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Minicoy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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