Elephant in Malayalam

Elephant appears in this list as മതംഗം (mathamgam), a literary name for the animal that also carries the senses of cloud and mountain. Poets and classical writers favour such names, while a temple festival poster will use plainer language. Another of the same kind is സിവരം (sivaram).

Most common translation

മതംഗം (mathamgam)

Elephant, cloud, a mountain.

ഉത്സവത്തിൽ മതംഗം മുന്നിൽ നടന്നു.

uthsavatthil mathamgam munnil nadannu.

The elephant walked in front at the festival.

All Malayalam words for “elephant”

മതംഗം and സിവരം (sivaram) are literary names for the elephant, കളഭം (kalabham) is a young one, ആനച്ചമയം (anachamayam) is the set of ornaments it wears, and ഗര്‍ജ്ജനം (garjjanam) is its roar.

Common questions

How do you say elephant in Malayalam?

മതംഗം (mathamgam) is a name for the elephant, with സിവരം (sivaram) as another.

What do you call a young elephant?

കളഭം (kalabham), used for a young elephant.