Cygnet in Malayalam

A cygnet, a young swan, is അരയന്ന കുഞ്ഞ് (arayanna kunju) in Malayalam. The expression joins the word for swan with the word for a young one, which is how Malayalam usually names baby animals. It belongs to stories and nature writing.

Most common translation

അരയന്ന കുഞ്ഞ് (arayanna kunju)

Cygnet.

കുളത്തിൽ ഒരു അരയന്ന കുഞ്ഞ് നീന്തി.

kulathil oru arayanna kunju neenthi.

A cygnet swam in the pond.

Dictionary entry

Only this compound is listed, and it is descriptive rather than a single fixed term.

Common questions

What is cygnet in Malayalam?

Say അരയന്ന കുഞ്ഞ് (arayanna kunju), a swan's young one.

How does Malayalam name young animals?

By adding the word for a young one to the animal's name, exactly as this compound does.