Cheek in Malayalam
The cheek on your face is കവിള് (kavil) in Malayalam. It is a short native word, two light syllables, ka-vil, and it covers both the outer cheek and the inside of it, the pouch you fill when you stuff your mouth. Parents use it constantly with children.
Cheek, inner side of the cheek.
കുഞ്ഞിന്റെ കവിൾ ചുവന്നിരിക്കുന്നു.
kunjinte kavil chuvannirikkunnu.
The baby's cheek is red.
All Malayalam words for “cheek”
- കവിള് (kavil) — Cheek, inner side of the cheek.
- കരണക്കുറ്റി (karanakkutti) — Cheek.
- ചെകിട് (chekid) — Ear, cheek.
കവിള് (kavil) is the ordinary cheek. കരണക്കുറ്റി (karanakkutti) points at the jaw and cheekbone area, the spot named when someone talks about a slap, and ചെകിട് (chekid) usually means the ear, with cheek only as a secondary sense.
Common questions
How do you say cheek in Malayalam?
Say കവിള് (kavil), the everyday word for the cheek.
Does Malayalam use cheek for impudence, as English does?
No. കവിള് (kavil) is strictly the body part; cheekiness is expressed with quite different vocabulary.