Coal in Malayalam
Coal is കല്ക്കരി (kalkkari), literally stone charcoal, which tells you how the word was formed. It is the term for the fuel in reports about power stations and railways.
Most common translation
Coal.
പഴയ കാലത്ത് തീവണ്ടി കല്ക്കരി ഉപയോഗിച്ചു.
pazhaya kaalathu theevandi kalkkari upayogichu.
In the old days the train used coal.
All Malayalam words for “coal”
- കല്ക്കരി (kalkkari) — Coal.
- അംഗാരം (amgaram) — Hot(burning), coal, burning charcoal, carbon, red colour, the planet Mars.
- കനല് (kanal) — Live coal, ember.
- തീക്കട്ട (theekkatta) — Burning or live coal.
കല്ക്കരി (kalkkari) is mined coal, while കനല് (kanal) and തീക്കട്ട (theekkatta) mean live embers or a burning lump, and അംഗാരം (amgaram) is a bookish Sanskrit word for a glowing coal.
Common questions
How do you say coal in Malayalam?
കല്ക്കരി (kalkkari), the word for coal as fuel.
Which word do people use for the embers in a stove?
കനല് (kanal) for live coal still glowing, and തീക്കട്ട (theekkatta) for a burning lump.