Edge in Malayalam
The edge of a table, a page or a road is അരിക് (ariku), two short syllables with the final u barely sounded. It is the plain everyday word for a border or margin.
Most common translation
Fringe, edge.
എന്റെ പുസ്തകത്തിന്റെ അരിക് ഇന്ന് കീറിപ്പോയി.
ente pusthakatthinte ariku innu keerippoyi.
The edge of the book got torn.
All Malayalam words for “edge”
- അരിക് (ariku) — Fringe, edge.
- ഓരം (oram) — Margin, side, edge, border, bank, coast.
- മൂര്ച്ച (moorcha) — Sharp edge of a (razor, knife, sword, etc.), sharpness, cutting edge.
അരിക് (ariku) is the physical edge or margin; ഓരം (oram) is similar but often means a side or bank, as of a road or river; മൂര്ച്ച (moorcha) is a different sense entirely, the sharpness and cutting edge of a blade.
Common questions
How do you say edge in Malayalam?
Edge is അരിക് (ariku).
Which word is used for the sharp edge of a knife?
മൂര്ച്ച (moorcha), which means sharpness and the cutting edge, not the outline of an object.