Expanse in Malayalam
Open stretches of land go by പാടം (paadam), first of all a paddy field and by extension any broad flat expanse. It is an ordinary, everyday noun in Kerala, where fields define the landscape. An open treeless stretch can also be വെളി (veli).
Most common translation
Paddy field, expansive plot of land, an expanse.
പാടം നിറയെ നെല്ല് വിളഞ്ഞു നിൽക്കുന്നു.
paadam niraye nellu vilanju nilkkunnu.
The paddy field is full of ripened rice.
All Malayalam words for “expanse”
- പാടം (paadam) — Paddy field, expansive plot of land, an expanse.
- പ്രപഞ്ചം (prapancham) — World, Universe, cosmos, worldly life, breadth, description, abundance, expanse, variety, analysis.
- നാട് (naad) — Country, kingdom, expanse of land, native place.
- വെളി (veli) — Open expanse of land, waste land, sky, a kind of wild yam.
paadam is a field-like expanse, veli is open or waste ground and by extension the sky, നാട് (naad) is an expanse of country, and പ്രപഞ്ചം (prapancham) is the whole universe.
Common questions
How do you say expanse in Malayalam?
Expanse is പാടം (paadam).
Which word suits an expanse of open country?
നാട് (naad), used for a land, kingdom or native region.