Cane in Malayalam
A cane or stick is കമ്പ് (kambu), the same word used for a branch and for a measuring rod. It is short, blunt and thoroughly everyday.
Most common translation
Branch of a tree, stick, cane, measuring rod.
ഒരു കമ്പ് എടുത്ത് അവൻ വരച്ചു.
oru kambu eduthu avan varachu.
He took a stick and drew with it.
All Malayalam words for “cane”
- കമ്പ് (kambu) — Branch of a tree, stick, cane, measuring rod.
- കരിമ്പ് (karimbu) — Sugar cane.
കമ്പ് (kambu) is a cane you hold, while കരിമ്പ് (karimbu) is sugar cane, the crop, so the similar sound hides two quite different words.
Common questions
How do you say cane in Malayalam?
കമ്പ് (kambu), for a cane or stick.
What do I call sugar cane?
കരിമ്പ് (karimbu), which refers only to the sugar cane plant.