Cleft in Malayalam

A cleft, meaning a split or crack, is പിളര്‍പ്പ് (pilarppu) in Malayalam. The word is used of cracked wood, split rock and a cleavage in anything solid.

Most common translation

പിളര്‍പ്പ് (pilarppu)

Split, breach, cleft, cleavage, crack.

പാറയിൽ ഒരു വലിയ പിളര്‍പ്പ് കണ്ടു.

paarayil oru valiya pilarppu kandu.

A big cleft was seen in the rock.

All Malayalam words for “cleft”

ദ്വാരം (dwaaram) is a hole or doorway rather than a split, so പിളര്‍പ്പ് (pilarppu) is the closer match for cleft.

Common questions

How do you say cleft in Malayalam?

പിളര്‍പ്പ് (pilarppu) is the word for a cleft, split or crack.

Can dwaaram be used?

ദ്വാരം (dwaaram) means a hole, door or gate, so it fits an opening rather than a split.