Ears in Malayalam
Ears in the plural still sends you to ചെവി (chevi), the ordinary Malayalam word for the organ of hearing, which comfortably covers both. Pronunciation does not change: two light syllables, che-vi.
Most common translation
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 “ears”
- ചെവി (chevi) — Ears, the ear, the organ of hearing.
- കാതുകുത്ത് (kaathukuth) — Boring of the ears, piercing of the ears.
- പൊട്ടല് (pottal) — Crack, breach, cracking or breaking sound, barren field, unopened ears of corn.
Only ചെവി names the body part itself. കാതുകുത്ത് is the ear-piercing ceremony, and പൊട്ടല് reaches ears only through the farming sense of unopened ears of corn.
Common questions
How do you say ears in Malayalam?
ചെവി (chevi).
What is the word for ear piercing?
കാതുകുത്ത്, the boring or piercing of the ears, which many Kerala families mark with a small ceremony for a baby.