Carpet in Malayalam
A carpet is പരവതാനി (paravathaani), a long word with the weight spread evenly across it. It is used for rugs as well as for the red carpet of ceremonies. The native word has not given way to an English one.
Most common translation
Carpet.
സ്വീകരണമുറിയിൽ പുതിയ പരവതാനി വിരിച്ചു.
sveekaranamuriyil puthiya paravathaani virichu
A new carpet was spread in the living room.
Dictionary entry
- പരവതാനി (paravathaani) — Carpet.
The entry offers this one word, which covers carpets and rugs of any size.
Common questions
How do you say carpet in Malayalam?
പരവതാനി (paravathaani).
Is an English borrowing used instead?
No, the entry lists only പരവതാനി (paravathaani), which is current across Kerala.