Candle in Malayalam
A candle is a മെഴുകുതിരി (mezhukuthiri), from the words for wax and wick. The zh needs the tongue curled back. It is the ordinary word, used for candles in church, at home during a power cut and on a birthday cake.
Most common translation
Candle.
കറന്റ് പോയപ്പോൾ ഞങ്ങൾ മെഴുകുതിരി കത്തിച്ചു.
karantu poyappol njangal mezhukuthiri katthichu
When the power went off we lit a candle.
Dictionary entry
- മെഴുകുതിരി (mezhukuthiri) — Candle.
മെഴുകുതിരി is the only word you need for a candle, and its two parts name exactly what it is: a waxed wick.
Common questions
How do you say candle in Malayalam?
മെഴുകുതിരി (mezhukuthiri) is the word for a candle.
How is such a long word broken up in speech?
Say it as me-zhu-ku-thi-ri, with even syllables and the zh pronounced with the tongue pulled back.