Ceiling in Malayalam
A ceiling is മേത്തട്ട് (methattu) in Malayalam, from mel, above, and thattu, a platform or layer, so the word means the surface overhead. Say it me-that-tu. It also carries the figurative sense of an upper level or limit.
Ceiling, upper storey, high level, upper class (economically).
വീടിന്റെ മേത്തട്ട് പുതുതായി പെയിന്റ് ചെയ്തു.
veedinte methattu puthuthaayi paint cheythu.
The ceiling of the house was newly painted.
All Malayalam words for “ceiling”
- മേത്തട്ട് (methattu) — Ceiling, upper storey, high level, upper class (economically).
- അട്ടം (attam) — Terraced or staired building, ceiling used as a store, upper storey, garret, loft.
- ഫാൻ (phaan) — Fan, the machine that blows air to cool a room, a ceiling fan.
- ഭൂപരിധി (bhooparithi) — Boundary or limit of the earth, ceiling on land, limit of the area of land that a person can possess.
- മച്ചകം (machakam) — Room with a boarded ceiling.
- മച്ച് (mach) — Ceiling paved with planks, upper storey of a building, apartment, closet, arrogance, attic.
മേത്തട്ട് (methattu) is the plain word for a ceiling, മച്ച് (mach) is a planked ceiling or the upper storey it forms and മച്ചകം (machakam) is a room with such a ceiling, അട്ടം (attam) is a loft or garret used for storage, and ഭൂപരിധി (bhooparithi) is a legal term, the ceiling on how much land a person may hold.
Common questions
How do you say ceiling in Malayalam?
മേത്തട്ട് (methattu) is the usual word for the ceiling of a room.
What is a land ceiling called?
ഭൂപരിധി (bhooparithi), which names the limit on the area of land a person is allowed to own, and is the term used in land reform law.