Basement in Malayalam
A basement as the storey below ground is not among the options; അടികല്ല് (adikallu) is listed, and it means the foundation stone or base of a building. So it describes what a building rests on rather than a room under it. Take it as foundation unless the context truly means the base.
Most common translation
Foundation stone, basis, basement.
പുതിയ വീടിന്റെ അടികല്ല് ഇട്ടു.
puthiya veedinte adikallu ittu.
The foundation stone of the new house was laid.
All Malayalam words for “basement”
- അടികല്ല് (adikallu) — Foundation stone, basis, basement.
- പ്രതിഷ്ഠാനം (prathishtaanam) — Foundation, pedestal, basement.
പ്രതിഷ്ഠാനം (prathishtaanam) is the formal twin, foundation or pedestal, so both options point to the base of a structure.
Common questions
How do you say basement in Malayalam?
No listed word means a below-ground storey; അടികല്ല് (adikallu) is the foundation or base.
Which option is more formal?
പ്രതിഷ്ഠാനം (prathishtaanam), used of a foundation or pedestal.