Abode in Malayalam

An abode is ആവാസം (aavaasam), a formal word for a dwelling place. It turns up in writing and in terms about habitats rather than in everyday talk about houses.

Most common translation

ആവാസം (aavaasam)

House, abode, dwelling.

കാട് വന്യമൃഗങ്ങളുടെ ആവാസമാണ്.

kaadu vanyamrugangalude aavaasamaanu.

The forest is the abode of wild animals.

All Malayalam words for “abode”

ആവാസം (aavaasam) is the general dwelling; ആലയം (aalayam) appears mostly inside compounds for temples and institutions; മന്ദിരം (mandhiram) is a grand house or palace; കിടപ്പാടം (kidappadam) is the homely roof over one's head; ആശ്രമം (aashramam) is a hermitage; നിവേശം (nivesham) is a settling down; മൂല (moola) is a corner; and ഇന്ദ്രലോകം (indralokam) is the abode of the gods.

Common questions

How do you say abode in Malayalam?

ആവാസം (aavaasam) is a formal word for an abode or dwelling.

Which word would someone use about their own home?

കിടപ്പാടം (kidappadam), the humble, homely way of speaking about the place one lives in.