East in Malayalam
The direction the sun comes up in is കിഴക്ക് (kizhakku), a word Kerala speakers use constantly for giving directions and describing land. The zh is the retroflex sound that gives Malayalam much of its character, made with the tongue curled back.
Most common translation
East, the direction in which the sun rises.
സൂര്യൻ കിഴക്ക് ഉദിക്കുന്നു.
sooryan kizhakku udikkunnu.
The sun rises in the east.
All Malayalam words for “east”
- കിഴക്ക് (kizhakku) — East, the direction in which the sun rises.
- കിഴക്കൻ (kizhakkan) — Eastern; of the east, lying on or towards the east side.
- കൊറിയ (koriya) — Korea. A country in East Asia, now divided into South Korea and North Korea.
- ചൈന (chaina) — China, the large country in East Asia.
- ജപ്പാൻ (jappaan) — Japan; an island country in East Asia, with Tokyo as its capital.
- തുലാവര്ഷം (thulaavarsham) — North East monsoon.
- പ്രാചീന (praacheena) — Ancient, turned to the east, facing the east.
- ഫ്ലോറിഡ (phlorida) — Florida; a state in the south east of the United States, known for its beaches.
- വിർജീനിയ (virjeeniya) — Virginia, a state on the east coast of the United States; also a woman's given name.
കിഴക്ക് is the noun and കിഴക്കൻ the adjective eastern, which goes before a noun. തുലാവര്ഷം is the north east monsoon, and the country and state names on the list simply happen to lie in the east.
Common questions
How do you say east in Malayalam?
കിഴക്ക് (kizhakku).
How do I say eastern, as in the eastern side?
Switch to കിഴക്കൻ, the adjective form placed in front of the noun it describes.