Canopy in Malayalam
A canopy is മേലാപ്പ് (melaapp), the cloth or covering spread overhead at weddings and processions. It is built on the element meaning above. The word ends in a short, closed pp.
Most common translation
Canopy.
കല്യാണപ്പന്തലിന് പുതിയ മേലാപ്പ് കെട്ടി.
kalyaanappanthalinu puthiya melaapp ketti.
A new canopy was tied for the wedding pandal.
All Malayalam words for “canopy”
- മേലാപ്പ് (melaapp) — Canopy.
- വിതാനം (vithaanam) — Decoration, adornment, spreading, canopy, level.
- വിതാനിക്കുക (vithaanikkuka) — Adorn, embellish, decorate with a canopy, etc.
മേലാപ്പ് is the canopy itself, വിതാനം (vithaanam) is a more formal word covering spreading, decoration and a canopy, and വിതാനിക്കുക (vithaanikkuka) is the verb for decorating with one.
Common questions
How do you say canopy in Malayalam?
മേലാപ്പ് (melaapp), the overhead covering used at ceremonies.
Which word would describe a canopy of leaves?
വിതാനം (vithaanam) handles that figurative spread better, since it means a spreading cover in general.