Fishing in Malayalam
Fishing, the activity of catching fish, is മീൻപിടിത്തം (meenpidittham) in Malayalam. It is built on the words for fish and catching, and it covers both the trade and the pastime. Four beats: meen-pi-dit-tham.
Most common translation
Fishing, catching fish, the work or pastime of catching fish.
അച്ഛൻ മീൻപിടിത്തത്തിന് പോയി.
achchhan meenpidithathinu poyi.
Father went fishing.
All Malayalam words for “fishing”
- മീൻപിടിത്തം (meenpidittham) — Fishing, catching fish, the work or pastime of catching fish.
- ചൂണ്ട (choonda) — Fishing hook.
- പലവം (palavam) — Fishing net, fish basket, pit, fruit.
Among the three listed, meenpidittham is the activity itself, while ചൂണ്ട (choonda) is a fishing hook and പലവം (palavam) a fishing net or basket, that is, the equipment rather than the act.
Common questions
How do you say fishing in Malayalam?
Fishing is മീൻപിടിത്തം (meenpidittham).
Does meenpidittham mean fishing as a job?
It covers both, so a fisherman's livelihood and a weekend by the backwaters are described with the same word.