Fox in Malayalam
Fox is കുറുക്കൻ (kurukkan), the animal every Malayali child meets in cunning-fox stories. The rr is a hard tap, kurook-kan. Applied to a person it carries the same sly suggestion as in English.
Most common translation
Fox, the wild animal known in stories for its cunning.
കാട്ടിൽ ഒരു കുറുക്കനെ കണ്ടു.
kaattil oru kurukkane kandu.
We saw a fox in the forest.
All Malayalam words for “fox”
- കുറുക്കൻ (kurukkan) — Fox, the wild animal known in stories for its cunning.
- വഞ്ചകന് (vanchakan) — A cheat, deceiver, deceitful person, rogue, fox.
- നരി (nari) — Jackal, tiger, flying fox.
കുറുക്കൻ is the animal, നരി covers the jackal and some other wild creatures, and വഞ്ചകന് is a fox in the sense of a cheat or deceiver.
Common questions
How do you say fox in Malayalam?
കുറുക്കൻ (kurukkan).
Can I call a cunning person a fox?
For a sly cheat Malayalam says വഞ്ചകന് (vanchakan), a deceiver or rogue.