Fingers in Malayalam
Fingers is വിരലുകൾ (viralukal) in Malayalam; drop the -kal ending and you have the singular. The same word serves for toes when the context makes it clear. Kerala speech has some neat finger-specific verbs as well.
Most common translation
Fingers, the fingers of the hand.
അവൾ വിരലുകൾ കൊണ്ട് എണ്ണി.
aval viralukal kondu enni.
She counted with her fingers.
All Malayalam words for “fingers”
- വിരലുകൾ (viralukal) — Fingers, the fingers of the hand.
- ഞരടുക (naraduka) — Press with the fingers.
- ഞൊടി (nodi) — Snap of the fingers or the sound produced by snapping, a moment.
- നൊടിക്കുക (nodikkuka) — Make a clicking sound with the fingers.
വിരലുകൾ is the plain noun; ഞരടുക is to press with the fingers, while ഞൊടി and നൊടിക്കുക describe the snap of the fingers and the sound it makes.
Common questions
How do you say fingers in Malayalam?
വിരലുകൾ (viralukal).
How do you say a snap of the fingers?
ഞൊടി (nodi) is both the snap and, by extension, a moment; the verb is നൊടിക്കുക (nodikkuka).