Calf in Malayalam
A calf, the young of a cow, is a കന്നുകുട്ടി (kannukutti) in Malayalam, from kannu, cattle, and kutti, a young one. It is the plain farmyard word.
Most common translation
Calf.
തൊഴുത്തിൽ ഇന്ന് ഒരു കന്നുകുട്ടി പിറന്നു.
thozhuthil innu oru kannukutti pirannu.
A calf was born in the cowshed today.
Dictionary entry
- കന്നുകുട്ടി (kannukutti) — Calf.
കന്നുകുട്ടി (kannukutti) refers only to the young animal, so it will not do for the calf of the leg, which is a different matter altogether.
Common questions
How do you say calf in Malayalam?
കന്നുകുട്ടി (kannukutti) is the word for a calf, the young of a cow.
Does kannukutti mean the calf of the leg too?
No. It is strictly the young animal; the muscle at the back of the leg is named separately.