Courtyard in Malayalam
മുറ്റം (muttam) is the courtyard or front yard of a house, swept every morning in Kerala homes. The tt is doubled and the r retroflex: mut-tam.
Most common translation
Courtyard, front-yard.
അമ്മ രാവിലെ മുറ്റം അടിച്ചു വാരി.
amma raavile muttam adichu vaari.
Mother swept the courtyard in the morning.
All Malayalam words for “courtyard”
- മുറ്റം (muttam) — Courtyard, front-yard.
- അങ്കണം (ankanam) — Courtyard, open space.
- അത്തപ്പൂവ് (athapoovu) — The floral decoration in the courtyard of the house during the Onam festival in the month of Chingom.
- നടുമുറ്റം (nadumuttam) — Inner courtyard, courtyard within a house, quadrangle.
- മതിലകം (mathilakam) — Courtyard (of a temple, etc.) enclosed by walls.
മുറ്റം (muttam) is the yard in front of a house, നടുമുറ്റം (nadumuttam) the inner courtyard enclosed by the building, മതിലകം (mathilakam) a walled temple courtyard, അങ്കണം (ankanam) a literary word for an open yard, and അത്തപ്പൂവ് (athapoovu) the Onam flower design laid out in the courtyard.
Common questions
How do you say courtyard in Malayalam?
മുറ്റം (muttam) for the yard of a house.
What is the inner courtyard of a traditional house called?
നടുമുറ്റം (nadumuttam), the open quadrangle in the middle of the building.