Almirah in Malayalam
An almirah, the free-standing cupboard found in Indian homes, is അലമാരി (alamari) in Malayalam. The word came in through Portuguese and is completely at home in everyday speech. Say it a-la-ma-ri.
Most common translation
Almirah, cupboard, wardrobe.
ഉടുപ്പുകൾ അലമാരിയിൽ അടുക്കി വെച്ചു.
uduppukal alamariyil adukki vechu.
The clothes were stacked in the cupboard.
All Malayalam words for “almirah”
- അലമാരി (alamari) — Almirah, cupboard, wardrobe.
- അലമാര (alamaara) — Cupboard, a tall closed piece of furniture with shelves, a wardrobe, an almirah.
അലമാരി covers a cupboard, wardrobe or cabinet of any kind, so it is not limited to the tall steel almirah that the English word suggests.
Common questions
How do you say almirah in Malayalam?
അലമാരി (alamari) is the word, used for an almirah, cupboard or wardrobe.
Where does alamari come from?
It entered Malayalam from Portuguese, like several household words in Kerala, and is now treated as an ordinary Malayalam noun.