Apple in Malayalam
Malayalam simply borrows the English name: ആപ്പിൾ (aappil). Apples are not native to Kerala, so the loanword is what people use in shops and at home, with no older alternative competing with it.
Most common translation
Apple, the round red or green fruit of the apple tree.
കുട്ടി ഒരു ആപ്പിൾ കഴിച്ചു.
kutti oru aappil kazhichu
The child ate an apple.
All Malayalam words for “apple”
- ആപ്പിൾ (aappil) — Apple, the round red or green fruit of the apple tree.
- അത്തിപ്പഴം (athippazham) — Ripe custard apple, ripe fig.
- ആത്തച്ചക്ക (athachakka) — Fruit of the custard apple tree.
ആപ്പിൾ is the fruit sold in shops; ആത്തച്ചക്ക (athachakka) and അത്തിപ്പഴം are the custard apple and the ripe fig, local fruits that English happens to label apples.
Common questions
How do you say apple in Malayalam?
ആപ്പിൾ (aappil).
Is there a native Malayalam word for apple?
Not one in use. ആപ്പിൾ is standard, while names like ആത്തച്ചക്ക belong to quite different local fruits.