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

പാദം (padham)

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”

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.