Female in Malayalam
Speaking of a woman politely, Malayalam says സ്ത്രീ (sthree), the standard term in forms, reports and respectful conversation. The plural is സ്ത്രീകൾ (sthreekal). Of animals and birds the language uses പെട (peda) instead.
Most common translation
Lady, a woman, a grown-up female person spoken of politely.
ഒരു സ്ത്രീ വഴി ചോദിച്ചു.
oru sthree vazhi chodichu.
A lady asked for directions.
All Malayalam words for “female”
- സ്ത്രീ (sthree) — Lady, a woman, a grown-up female person spoken of politely.
- പെട (peda) — Female, hen.
- അണ്ടനാളം (andanalam) — Ovule, female gamete.
- പിടിയാന (pidiyana) — Female elephant.
- പൂള (poola) — Tapioca, (obs.) female genital organ.
- പെൺകുട്ടി (penkutti) — Girl, a female child or a young woman.
- പെൺകുട്ടികൾ (penkuttikal) — Girls, young female children, female students.
- പേട (peda) — Female animal.
- പേടമാന് (pedaman) — Female deer, doe.
- പോട (poda) — One who is neither male nor female, hermaphrodite, female servant, heron.
- മകൾ (makal) — Daughter, a female child of a parent, a girl of the family.
- മന്തി (manthi) — A woman having elephantiasis (filariasis), (female) black monkey.
- രാക്ഷസി (raakshasi) — A female demon a demoness, a rakshasa woman.
- സഹോദരി (sahodari) — Sister, a female sibling, called chechi when elder and anujathi when younger.
- സ്ത്രീകൾ (sthreekal) — Women, adult females, ladies; ladies; women, female persons spoken of politely.
sthree is a female person, പെൺകുട്ടി (penkutti) a girl or young woman, peda a female animal, and പിടിയാന (pidiyana) a female elephant.
Common questions
How do you say female in Malayalam?
For a female person, സ്ത്രീ (sthree).
What about a female animal?
പെട (peda) is the word for a female bird or animal.