Braided in Malayalam
Braided hair has its own noun in Malayalam: കബരി (kabari), which names a braid or plaited hair and, by extension, false hair or a wig. It is a literary word, familiar from poetry and classical description. Say it ka-ba-ri.
Most common translation
Braided hair, false hair, wig.
അവള് മുടി കബരിയായി കെട്ടി.
aval mudi kabariyaayi ketti.
She tied her hair into a braid.
All Malayalam words for “braided”
- കബരി (kabari) — Braided hair, false hair, wig.
- വല്ലം (vallam) — Basket made of braided palm leaves.
കബരി (kabari) refers to braided hair itself, while വല്ലം (vallam) is a quite different thing, a basket woven from braided palm leaves.
Common questions
How do you say braided in Malayalam?
For braided hair, the noun കബരി (kabari) is used.
Is kabari an everyday word?
It is more literary than conversational. You meet it in songs and poetry about a woman's plaited hair rather than in daily talk at the barber's.