Dam in Malayalam
A dam is അണക്കെട്ട് (anakkettu) in Malayalam. The word serves for every barrier built across a river, from a village check dam to the big reservoirs of the Western Ghats. Reports on water levels use it constantly.
Most common translation
Dam.
മഴ കൂടിയപ്പോൾ അണക്കെട്ട് തുറന്നു.
mazha koodiyappol anakkettu thurannu
The dam was opened when the rain increased.
All Malayalam words for “dam”
- അണക്കെട്ട് (anakkettu) — Dam.
- അണ (ana) — Part of the jaw where the molars grow, a coin in india (during the British rule), dam, pillow, obstruction.
ana is the bare element meaning an obstruction or dam, carrying several unrelated senses, while anakkettu is the settled word for the structure.
Common questions
What is dam in Malayalam?
Say അണക്കെട്ട് (anakkettu) for a dam.
Which word do news reports use?
They use അണക്കെട്ട് (anakkettu) when writing about dams and reservoirs.