Flowing in Malayalam
Of the words here, പ്രവാഹി (pravahi) is the one that simply means flowing, as of water or a current. It is Sanskritic and literary, so you are more likely to read it than to hear it.
Flowing, causing to flow.
പ്രവാഹിയായ വെള്ളം പൊതുവെ തെളിഞ്ഞതാണ്.
pravahiyaaya vellam pothuve thelinjathaanu
Flowing water is usually clear.
All Malayalam words for “flowing”
- പ്രവാഹി (pravahi) — Flowing, causing to flow.
- അന്തര്വാഹിനി (antharvaahini) — River flowing under the earth, submarine.
- തുളുമ്പല് (thulumbal) — Brimming, over flowing.
- പൊഴിപ്പ് (pozhippu) — Grooving, foot path, over flowing (banks), erection of a bund.
പ്രവാഹി (pravahi) is the general adjective; തുളുമ്പല് (thulumbal) is brimming or spilling over, പൊഴിപ്പ് (pozhippu) refers to a river overflowing its banks as well as to grooving and bund-making, and അന്തര്വാഹിനി (antharvaahini) names a stream flowing underground.
Common questions
How do you say flowing in Malayalam?
പ്രവാഹി (pravahi) means flowing or causing to flow, though it is a bookish word.
How would I say the water is overflowing?
Reach for തുളുമ്പല് (thulumbal), the word for brimming over, used of a vessel or a river at its edge.