Fort in Malayalam
Fort is കോട്ട (kotta), a word built into Kerala place names around old walled towns. The tt is retroflex and held a beat. It serves for a fort and a fortress alike.
Most common translation
Fort, fortress, a measure of cereals, number.
ഞങ്ങൾ പഴയ കോട്ട കാണാൻ പോയി.
njangal pazhaya kotta kaanaan poyi.
We went to see the old fort.
All Malayalam words for “fort”
- കോട്ട (kotta) — Fort, fortress, a measure of cereals, number.
- ദുര്ഗ്ഗം (durggam) — Fort, wall, mountain.
- പുരളി (purali) — Fort, mountain, North Kottayam.
- മതില് (mathil) — Wall, fort.
- പുരി (puri) — Town, city, capital city, fort, house, body, king, river.
കോട്ട is the ordinary word for a fort, ദുര്ഗ്ഗം (durggam) the Sanskritic term that also means a mountain stronghold, മതില് (mathil) really a wall, പുരി (puri) a city with fort among its older senses, and പുരളി (purali) an old regional name.
Common questions
How do you say fort in Malayalam?
കോട്ട (kotta) is the word for a fort or fortress.
Why does kotta appear in Kerala place names?
Because many towns grew up around a fort or walled enclosure, and the word stayed on as part of the name.