Dog in Malayalam
The word for dog in Malayalam is നായ (naya). It covers the household dog and the street dog alike, and in Kerala a pet is often called patti as well.
Most common translation
Dog. The domestic dog; a pet dog is also called patti.
വീട്ടിൽ ഒരു നായ ഉണ്ട്.
veettil oru naya undu.
There is a dog at home.
All Malayalam words for “dog”
- നായ (naya) — Dog. The domestic dog; a pet dog is also called patti.
- കുക്കുരം (kukkuram) — Dog, a kind of tree.
- നായ്ക്കൾ (naaykkal) — Dogs; more than one dog, the common household and street animal.
- പേപ്പട്ടി (peppatti) — Mad dog.
നായ (naya) is the ordinary singular and നായ്ക്കൾ (naaykkal) the plural; കുക്കുരം (kukkuram) is an old literary word, and പേപ്പട്ടി (peppatti) means a mad dog in particular.
Common questions
How do you say dog in Malayalam?
നായ (naya).
How do I say dogs?
നായ്ക്കൾ (naaykkal), the plural form.