Cool in Malayalam
The listed ആറ്റുക (attuka) is a verb: to cool something down, the way you cool hot rice or boiled water by letting it stand. There is no adjective here for cool weather or a cool drink, so this entry covers the action rather than the quality.
Cool.
അമ്മ ചൂടുള്ള ചായ ആറ്റി തന്നു.
amma choodulla chaaya aatti thannu.
Mother cooled the hot tea and gave it to me.
All Malayalam words for “cool”
- ആറ്റുക (attuka) — Cool.
- കാത്തുകെട്ടി നിര്ത്തുക (kathuketti nirt) — Be kept waiting, cool one's heels.
- ഫാൻ (phaan) — Fan, the machine that blows air to cool a room, a ceiling fan.
കാത്തുകെട്ടി നിര്ത്തുക (kathuketti nirt) is an idiom about being kept waiting, cooling one's heels, and has nothing to do with temperature.
Common questions
How do you say cool in Malayalam?
The listed word is ആറ്റുക (attuka), meaning to cool something down. For cool as a description of weather or a drink, Malayalam uses an adjective built on the word for cold, which is not in this entry.
Is there a word here for cool in the slang sense?
No. Malayalam speakers simply borrow the English word when they mean stylish or impressive.