Drawing in Malayalam

Drawing, in the sense of a sketch made by hand, falls under എഴുത്ത് (ezhuthu), a word that covers writing and sketching together. It comes from the verb for writing, since both are made with a moving hand. Say e-zhuthu, with the retroflex zh of Malayalam.

Most common translation

എഴുത്ത് (ezhuthu)

Letter, writing, epistle, drawing or sketching.

മുത്തശ്ശന്റെ എഴുത്ത് ഇന്നലെ കിട്ടി.

muthashante ezhuthu innale kitti.

Grandfather's letter arrived yesterday.

All Malayalam words for “drawing”

എഴുത്ത് covers writing along with drawing and sketching, ആകര്‍ഷക (aakarshaka) is drawing in the sense of attracting, ഭൂപടം (bhoopadam) is a map, and പതുക്കം (pathukkam) is drawing back or hiding.

Common questions

How do you say drawing in Malayalam?

എഴുത്ത് (ezhuthu), which covers writing as well as drawing or sketching.

Which word means drawing as in attractive?

ആകര്‍ഷക (aakarshaka), used for what attracts or draws people in.