Chamber in Malayalam
A closed inner room is an അറ (ara) in Malayalam, and the same word stretches to a hall used for meetings. It is two light syllables, a-ra, with a tapped r. Older houses in Kerala still use it for the storeroom off the main hall.
Chamber, a room or closed inner space; also a hall used for meetings.
വീടിന്റെ ഉൾഭാഗത്ത് ഒരു ചെറിയ അറയുണ്ട്.
veedinte ulbhaagatthu oru cheriya arayundu.
There is a small chamber inside the house.
All Malayalam words for “chamber”
- അറ (ara) — Chamber, a room or closed inner space; also a hall used for meetings.
- മുറി (muri) — Piece, fragment, slice, room, chamber, wound, loin cloth worm by woman, a village.
- ഉള്ളറ (ullara) — Inner apartment within a room, secret chamber.
- മണിയറ (maniyara) — Bridal chamber, a well decorated chamber or room.
- മന്ത്രാലയം (manthralayam) — Council chamber, ministry, cabinet of ministers.
അറ (ara) is the everyday word and മുറി (muri) is the ordinary room, usable for a chamber too. ഉള്ളറ (ullara) is an inner or secret chamber, മണിയറ (maniyara) the decorated bridal chamber, and മന്ത്രാലയം (manthralayam) a council chamber or ministry.
Common questions
How do you say chamber in Malayalam?
Use അറ (ara), a chamber or closed inner room.
What is the difference between ara and muri?
മുറി (muri) is any room in a house, while അറ (ara) suggests an enclosed inner space, often one used for storage.