Breeze in Malayalam
A breeze is a തെന്നല് (thennal), originally the wind from the south, and it is one of the gentler words in the language, common in songs and in names. Everyday speech uses it for any pleasant light wind.
Most common translation
Southern wind, zephyr, breeze, slipping, sliding.
പുഴയോരത്ത് നല്ല തെന്നല് ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു.
puzhayorathu nalla thennal undaayirunnu
There was a nice breeze by the river.
All Malayalam words for “breeze”
- തെന്നല് (thennal) — Southern wind, zephyr, breeze, slipping, sliding.
- കടല്ക്കാറ്റ് (kadalkkaatt) — Sea breeze.
- കാറ്റ് (kattu) — Wind. The wind or breeze; a strong wind is kodunkattu.
തെന്നല് (thennal) is a soft breeze in general, while കടല്ക്കാറ്റ് (kadalkkaatt) is specifically the sea breeze that comes off the Arabian Sea in the evening.
Common questions
How do you say breeze in Malayalam?
തെന്നല് (thennal) is the word for a breeze or gentle wind.
What do I call the wind off the sea?
കടല്ക്കാറ്റ് (kadalkkaatt), the compound for sea breeze.