Flock in Malayalam

Animals or birds moving together make up a പറ്റം (pattam), equally good for a herd, a flock or a swarm. The word is short and entirely everyday. Specifically of sheep, there is also കിട (kida).

Most common translation

പറ്റം (pattam)

Herd, flock.

ആകാശത്തിൽ കിളികളുടെ ഒരു പറ്റം പറന്നു.

aakaashathil kilikalude oru pattam parannu.

A flock of birds flew in the sky.

All Malayalam words for “flock”

pattam covers any gathered group of animals, while kida is tied to a flock of sheep.

Common questions

How do you say flock in Malayalam?

Flock is പറ്റം (pattam).

Is there a word just for sheep?

കിട (kida) is used of a flock of sheep.