Compound in Malayalam

The compound around a house, the plot with its trees and open ground, is പറമ്പ് (parambu). Property talk in Kerala is full of this word. The final u is barely voiced, pa-ram-bu.

Most common translation

പറമ്പ് (parambu)

Compound, orchard, garden, plot of land around a building.

അച്ഛന്‍ പറമ്പ് കിളച്ച് വാഴ നട്ടു.

achchan parambu kilachu vaazha nattu.

Father dug the plot and planted banana.

All Malayalam words for “compound”

പറമ്പ് (parambu) is the plot itself, പുരയിടം (purayidam) the compound attached to a house, പുറമതില്‍ (puramathil) the compound wall, പുറവേലി (puraveli) its fence, and കൂട്ടക്ഷരം (koottaksharam) a compound letter in writing.

Common questions

How do you say compound in Malayalam?

പറമ്പ് (parambu) for the land around a building, or പുരയിടം (purayidam) for a house compound.

What is the compound wall called?

പുറമതില്‍ (puramathil), the outer wall around the plot.