Arms in Malayalam
Weapons taken together are ആയുധം (aayudham), the standard Malayalam word for arms of any kind, from a knife to a rifle. Pronounced aa-yu-dham with a long opening vowel, it turns up in news reports, law and ordinary speech alike.
Most common translation
Arms, weapons, implement, tool.
കർഷകന്റെ പ്രധാന ആയുധം കൈക്കോട്ടാണ്.
karshakante pradhaana aayudham kaikkottaanu
The farmer's main tool is the hoe.
All Malayalam words for “arms”
- ആയുധം (aayudham) — Arms, weapons, implement, tool.
- ആയുധസന്നാഹം (aayudhasannaaham) — Equipage of arms or weapons, getting arms ready.
- പൊത്തിപ്പിടി (pothippidi) — Covering with the palms, seizing person round his shoulders and arms (as in wrestling).
ആയുധം (aayudham) names the weapon itself, ആയുധസന്നാഹം (aayudhasannaaham) is the act of arming or readying weapons, and പൊത്തിപ്പിടി (pothippidi) is a wrestling grip around the shoulders and arms, unrelated to weaponry.
Common questions
How do you say arms in Malayalam?
Arms in the sense of weapons is ആയുധം (aayudham) in Malayalam.
Does this word also mean the arms of the body?
No. ആയുധം (aayudham) is a weapon only; the limb is a separate word not listed here.