Coast in Malayalam
The coast, where the land meets the sea, is കടല്ത്തീരം (kadaltheeram) in Malayalam, built from the words for sea and shore. Say ka-dal-thee-ram, with a long ee. In a state with a long shoreline it is a word you meet daily in weather and fishing news.
Sea shore, coast.
കടല്ത്തീരത്ത് കുട്ടികള് പന്ത് കളിക്കുന്നു
kadaltheeratthu kuttikal panthu kalikkunnu
Children are playing ball on the sea shore.
All Malayalam words for “coast”
- കടല്ത്തീരം (kadaltheeram) — Sea shore, coast.
- ഓരം (oram) — Margin, side, edge, border, bank, coast.
- കടൽത്തീരം (kadaltheeram) — Beach. The seashore or sandy coast.
- കാലിഫോർണിയ (kaaliforniya) — California, a state on the west coast of the United States.
- ചാകര (chakara) — Occurring of mud-banks and appearance of plenty of fish for a short period at some places along the Kerala coast during the monsoon, (idm) a season of plenty, plentifulness.
- ലാടം (laadam) — Horse-shoe, Sind coast.
- വിർജീനിയ (virjeeniya) — Virginia, a state on the east coast of the United States; also a woman's given name.
കടല്ത്തീരം (kadaltheeram) names the sea coast itself, while ഓരം (oram) is a general edge, border or bank. ചാകര (chakara) is a Kerala coastal phenomenon, the seasonal mud banks that bring shoals of fish, and ലാടം (laadam) refers to a horseshoe and to the Sind coast. കാലിഫോർണിയ (kaaliforniya) and വിർജീനിയ (virjeeniya) are American states that happen to lie on a coast.
Common questions
How do you say coast in Malayalam?
Use കടല്ത്തീരം (kadaltheeram), the sea shore or coast.
Is there a Malayalam word for the fish season along the Kerala coast?
Yes, ചാകര (chakara), the appearance of mud banks and plentiful fish during the monsoon, used figuratively for any time of plenty.