Foot in Malayalam
As a part of the body, the foot is പാദം (padham), a somewhat formal word that also means a line of verse and the base of a mountain. In the plural, everyday speech uses കാലുകൾ (kaalukal) for feet and legs together. Going somewhere on foot is നടക്കുക (nadakkuka).
Most common translation
Foot, leg, one line of a verse, base (of a tree or mountain), footstep.
പാദം ചെളിയിൽ പുതഞ്ഞു.
paadam cheliyil puthanju.
The foot sank into the mud.
All Malayalam words for “foot”
- പാദം (padham) — Foot, leg, one line of a verse, base (of a tree or mountain), footstep.
- കഴല് (kazhal) — Foot, sole.
- പദം (padam) — A foot, step, foot-impression, leg, word, site, mark, ray, status, position, vigour, object, floor, a line of a stanza, a song.
- അടിയളവ് (adiyalavu) — A foot measure, measurement of time by foot measurement of shadow.
- ഓടി (odi) — Ran; the past form of run, moved quickly on foot.
- കാലാള്പ്പട (kaalaalppada) — Infantry, foot soldier.
- കാലുകൾ (kaalukal) — Feet, the plural of foot, the parts of the body you stand on; as a unit of length adi is used; legs. The limbs used for standing and walking; also the supports of a table or chair.
- കാല്പ്പാട് (kaalppaad) — Foot print.
- ചവിട്ടടി (chavittadi) — Foot step, step.
- തൊഴി (thozhi) — Kick, striking with the foot, beating the breast (out of grief).
- നട (nada) — Gait, door, entrance to temple, path, foot steps.
- നടക്കുക (nadakkuka) — To walk, to go on foot.
- നടന്നു (nadannu) — Walked. Moved on foot; went somewhere by walking.
- നടപ്പ് (nadapp) — Travel, travelling on foot, demeanour, conduct, procedure.
- പദയാത്ര (padayaathra) — Travelling on foot, route march.
- പദവി (padavi) — Rank, status, station, way, right (claim), foot print.
- പരിക്രമിക്കുക (parikramikkuka) — Roam about, travel for pleasure, travel on foot.
- പാദസരം (padhasaram) — Anklet for the feet worn by women; a tinkling foot ornament.
- പുറവടി (puravadi) — The heel, the upper part of the foot.
- പൊഴിപ്പ് (pozhippu) — Grooving, foot path, over flowing (banks), erection of a bund.
- ഷൂ (shoo) — Shoe. A covering worn on the foot; footwear.
- ഷൂസ് (shoosu) — Shoes. Footwear that covers the whole foot, worn outdoors.
padham and പദം (padam) are the dictionary words for a foot or step, kaalukal is the ordinary plural for feet and legs, and കഴല് (kazhal) is the foot or sole in older poetry.
Common questions
How do you say foot in Malayalam?
Foot is പാദം (padham).
How do I say I went on foot?
Use നടക്കുക (nadakkuka), to walk or go on foot.