Bar in Malayalam
ബാർ (baar) has been taken straight into Malayalam from English and is understood everywhere in Kerala, both for a place serving drinks and for a long rod or counter. The final r is the retroflex one written with a chillu, so it closes the syllable neatly. Context decides which sense you mean.
Bar, a place where drinks are served; also a counter or a long rod.
ഹോട്ടലിനോട് ചേർന്ന് ഒരു ബാർ ഉണ്ട്.
hottelinodu chernnu oru baar undu.
There is a bar next to the hotel.
All Malayalam words for “bar”
- ബാർ (baar) — Bar, a place where drinks are served; also a counter or a long rod.
- കമ്പി (kambi) — Rod, a long thin bar of metal, an iron rod or wire.
- പാളം (palam) — A bar of metal, rail, strip of cloth.
- വാറാകുക (vaaraakuka) — Get drunk, make one's stomach a 'bar'.
- സോപ്പ് (soppu) — Soap. A bar or liquid used with water for washing.
baar is the borrowed word covering drinks and counters alike, kambi is a metal rod or wire, palam is a flat bar or strip of metal, and vaaraakuka is a colloquial verb about getting drunk.
Common questions
How do you say bar in Malayalam?
Bar is ബാർ (baar).
What if I mean a bar of iron?
Then kambi is the right word for a thin rod or wire, and palam for a flatter strip or bar of metal.