Dining in Malayalam
A dining hall is ഭക്ഷണശാല (bhakshanashaala), built from the words for food and hall. The ksh is one cluster: bhak-sha-na-shaa-la. The same word serves for a restaurant or eating house.
Most common translation
Dining hall, hotel, restaurant.
സ്കൂളിലെ ഭക്ഷണശാല എപ്പോഴും വൃത്തിയുള്ളതാണ്.
skoolile bhakshanashaala eppozhum vrithiyullathaanu.
The school dining hall is always clean.
Dictionary entry
- ഭക്ഷണശാല (bhakshanashaala) — Dining hall, hotel, restaurant.
ഭക്ഷണശാല (bhakshanashaala) names the place where meals are eaten or served, so it stretches from a hostel dining hall to a canteen or a modest restaurant.
Common questions
How do you say dining hall in Malayalam?
A dining hall is ഭക്ഷണശാല (bhakshanashaala).
Does it mean restaurant too?
Yes, though in Kerala people often just say hotel for an eating place.