Ear in Malayalam
ചെവി (chevi) is the everyday Malayalam word for the ear, the organ of hearing. Two quick syllables, che-vi, opening with the ch of cheese. The colloquial ചെകിട് (chekid) is also heard, though it stretches to the cheek and the side of the head.
Ears, the ear, the organ of hearing.
തണുപ്പിൽ അവൻ ചെവി മൂടിക്കെട്ടി.
thanuppil avan chevi moodikketti.
He covered his ears in the cold.
All Malayalam words for “ear”
- ചെവി (chevi) — Ears, the ear, the organ of hearing.
- ചെകിട് (chekid) — Ear, cheek.
- ശ്രോതസ്സ് (shrothass) — The ear, trunk of an elephant, flow.
- ശ്രവണം (shravanam) — Hearing, ear, fame, listening and learning, listening to scriptural texts.
- ശ്രുതി (shruthi) — Hearing, news, rumour, sound, ear, scripture, (mus.) background tune, increasing the tone.
- മേക്കാത് (mekkaath) — Upper part of the ear.
ചെവി (chevi) is the ordinary word and ചെകിട് (chekid) its more colloquial cousin, while ശ്രോതസ്സ് (shrothass) is a literary term. ശ്രവണം (shravanam) and ശ്രുതി (shruthi) are really about hearing and sound rather than the body part, and മേക്കാത് (mekkaath) names only the upper part of the ear.
Common questions
How do you say ear in Malayalam?
ചെവി (chevi) is the ear.
Is there another word people use?
Yes, ചെകിട് (chekid) is common in speech, though it can also mean the cheek.