Door in Malayalam

Door is വാതില്‍ (vaathil), one of the first words a learner picks up. The first syllable is long, vaa-thil, and it names both the door and the doorway. Every house in Kerala has one and everyone calls it this.

Most common translation

വാതില്‍ (vaathil)

Door, entrance.

അതിഥി വന്നപ്പോള്‍ അമ്മ വാതില്‍ തുറന്നു.

athithi vannappol amma vaathil thurannu.

Mother opened the door when the guest came.

All Malayalam words for “door”

വാതില്‍ is the door or doorway, കതക് (kathak) is the shutter or leaf that swings, ദ്വാരം (dwaaram) is an opening or gateway, and നട (nada) is the entrance to a temple.

Common questions

How do you say door in Malayalam?

വാതില്‍ (vaathil) is the word for a door.

What do you call the panel of the door?

കതക് (kathak), the leaf or shutter of a door.