Culvert in Malayalam
A culvert is ഓവുപാലം (oovupaalam), the small drainage bridge that lets water pass under a road. Public works notices and road contractors use it, and the word is a compound of drain and bridge.
Most common translation
Culvert.
റോഡിലെ പഴയ ഓവുപാലം പൊട്ടിപ്പോയി.
rodile pazhaya oovupaalam pottippoyi.
The old culvert on the road broke.
Dictionary entry
- ഓവുപാലം (oovupaalam) — Culvert.
ഓവുപാലം (oovupaalam) is specific enough that it will not be taken for a full bridge; the compound marks it as the smaller structure over a channel.
Common questions
How do you say culvert in Malayalam?
ഓവുപാലം (oovupaalam) is the word, standard in road and public works language.
How is a culvert different from a bridge in Malayalam?
The second half of ഓവുപാലം (oovupaalam) is the word for bridge, and the first half marks it as one over a drain, so the compound itself says it is the smaller thing.