Bubble in Malayalam

Bubble in Malayalam is കുമിള (kumila), the word for a bubble in water, in soap or in a drink. Writers also use it the way English does, for something that swells up and bursts, such as a price bubble or an empty hope.

Most common translation

കുമിള (kumila)

Bubble, water bubble.

കുട്ടികൾ സോപ്പ് കുമിളകൾ ഊതി കളിച്ചു.

kuttikal soppu kumilakal oothi kalichu.

The children played blowing soap bubbles.

All Malayalam words for “bubble”

കുമിള is the bubble itself, a noun. പതയുക is a verb about foaming, frothing and lathering, so it describes the mass of bubbles rather than one of them.

Common questions

How do you say bubble in Malayalam?

Say കുമിള (kumila) for a single bubble.

Which word covers foaming up?

പതയുക (pathayuka), to foam, froth or lather, as soap or a boiling pot does.