Drum in Malayalam
Among the words gathered here, ഡമരു (damaru) is the one that names a drum, the small hand drum held by the waist. To beat a drum of any kind is കൊട്ടുക (kottuka), and the person who does it is കൊട്ടുകാരന് (kottukaaran). Those three together cover most of what you need to say about drumming.
Most common translation
A kind of small drum.
ഡമരു ഒരു ചെറിയ വാദ്യമാണ്.
damaru oru cheriya vadyamanu.
The damaru is a small drum.
All Malayalam words for “drum”
- ഡമരു (damaru) — A kind of small drum.
- കാഹളം (kahalam) — Trumpet, drum, din, loud sound.
- അങ്കി (anki) — Gown, jacket, robe, small drum, ornamental frame for an idol, cloak.
- കൊട്ടുക (kottuka) — Blow, strike, beat(drum etc.) make a dig at, clap (the hands), make fun of.
- കൊട്ടുകാരന് (kottukaaran) — One who beats the drum, drummer.
- തുടികൊട്ടുക (thudikottuka) — Beat strongly, proclaim by beating a drum, publish a secret.
- വംശം (vamsham) — Clan, family, race, caste, community, multitude, bamboo, reed, flute, a kind of musical drum.
ഡമരു is a specific small drum, കാഹളം (kahalam) is a loud instrument glossed as trumpet and drum, and തുടികൊട്ടുക (thudikottuka) is to proclaim something by beating a drum.
Common questions
How do you say drum in Malayalam?
ഡമരു (damaru) names a small drum, and the verb for beating one is കൊട്ടുക (kottuka).
What do you call a drummer?
കൊട്ടുകാരന് (kottukaaran), one who beats the drum.