Axe in Malayalam
This list has no noun for an axe. വെട്ടുക (vettuka) is the verb that goes with one, meaning to cut or chop, including striking with a sword, axe or chopper.
Most common translation
Cut, chop, attack with a sword, axe or chopper; (fig.) swallow gluttonously.
അവന് വിറക് വെട്ടുകയാണ്.
avan viraku vettukayaanu.
He is chopping firewood.
All Malayalam words for “axe”
- വെട്ടുക (vettuka) — Cut, chop, attack with a sword, axe or chopper; (fig.) swallow gluttonously.
- കഴി (kazhi) — Handle of a yoke or axe.
വെട്ടുക (vettuka) is the action, and കഴി (kazhi) names only a part of the tool, the handle of a yoke or an axe, so neither gives you the axe itself.
Common questions
How do you say axe in Malayalam?
No entry here names the tool. വെട്ടുക (vettuka) is the verb to chop, which is what an axe is for.
What is kazhi then?
The wooden handle, the part you hold. The same word is used for the handle of a yoke.