Bed in Malayalam
The piece of furniture you sleep on is കട്ടിൽ (kattil) in Malayalam, a cot or bedstead. Two short syllables, kat-til, and it is the word used in homes, shops and hospitals alike.
Most common translation
Bed, the piece of furniture one sleeps on, a cot.
കുഞ്ഞ് കട്ടിലിൽ ഉറങ്ങുന്നു.
kunju kattilil urangunnu.
The baby is sleeping on the bed.
All Malayalam words for “bed”
- കട്ടിൽ (kattil) — Bed, the piece of furniture one sleeps on, a cot.
- കിടക്ക (kidakka) — Bed, bedstead, mattress.
- മെത്ത (metha) — Bed, bedding, mattress.
- അടിത്തട്ട് (adithattu) — Bottom bed, the lower shelf.
- മണല്പ്പുറം (manalppuram) — Sandy island (in a river), river - bed, sandbank.
- മാമാങ്കം (maamaankam) — A very great festival, a great festival held once in twelve years on the sand bed at Thirunavai in the month of 'Magha'(January-February).
കട്ടിൽ (kattil) is the bed as furniture, കിടക്ക (kidakka) and മെത്ത (metha) lean towards the mattress and bedding, and മണല്പ്പുറം (manalppuram) is a river bed of sand.
Common questions
How do you say bed in Malayalam?
Bed is കട്ടിൽ (kattil) in Malayalam.
Which word means mattress?
The mattress or bedding is മെത്ത (metha).