Cluster in Malayalam
There is no single general word for cluster in this set; each one names a particular kind. പൂക്കുല (pookkula) is a cluster of flowers, the one you are most likely to need, as for the flowering spike of a coconut or mango. The double kk is firm: pook-ku-la.
Most common translation
Cluster of flowers, bunch of flowers, inflorescence, bouquet.
തെങ്ങിന്റെ പൂക്കുല കാറ്റിൽ ആടി.
thenginte pookkula kaattil aadi.
The inflorescence of the coconut tree swayed in the wind.
All Malayalam words for “cluster”
- പൂക്കുല (pookkula) — Cluster of flowers, bunch of flowers, inflorescence, bouquet.
- പടല (padala) — Cluster of plantains (fruit), a group, a bunch.
- മേഘജാലം (meghajaalam) — Cluster of clouds.
പൂക്കുല is a flower cluster, പടല (padala) a hand or cluster of plantains, and മേഘജാലം (meghajaalam) a mass of clouds, so the word follows the thing being clustered.
Common questions
How do you say cluster in Malayalam?
It depends what is clustered: for flowers the word is പൂക്കുല (pookkula).
What word covers a bunch of bananas?
പടല (padala), used for the cluster of plantain fruit on the stalk.