Bone in Malayalam
Bone is എല്ല് (ellu), a short everyday word with the double l held long. It serves for bones in the body and for the bones in a piece of fish or meat.
Most common translation
Bone.
വീണപ്പോൾ എല്ല് ഒടിഞ്ഞു.
veenappol ellu odinju.
A bone broke in the fall.
Dictionary entry
- എല്ല് (ellu) — Bone.
The word belongs to plain speech with no formality about it, and it is used both of a single bone and, with a plural ending, of bones in general.
Common questions
How do you say bone in Malayalam?
എല്ല് (ellu) is the word for bone.
Is it used for fish bones?
Yes, the small bones in fish are ellu too, which matters at every Kerala lunch.