Fringe in Malayalam
The decorative fringe on cloth or a curtain is തൊങ്ങല് (thongal). The ng is the sound in the English word singer, so it runs thon-ngal. It covers tassels and hanging ornaments too.
Most common translation
Fringe, hangings, drapery, hanging ornament.
കർട്ടന്റെ തൊങ്ങല് കുട്ടി വലിച്ചു.
kartante thongal kutti valichu.
The child pulled the fringe of the curtain.
All Malayalam words for “fringe”
- തൊങ്ങല് (thongal) — Fringe, hangings, drapery, hanging ornament.
- അരിക് (ariku) — Fringe, edge.
- പല്ലവം (pallavam) — Sprout, shoot, bud, dalliance, coquetry, frailty, the fringe of cloth.
- പൊടിപ്പ് (podippu) — Offshoot, sprout, a tuft, ornamental fringe- work, offspring.
തൊങ്ങല് (thongal) is a hanging, decorative fringe; അരിക് (ariku) is a plain edge or margin; പൊടിപ്പ് (podippu) is ornamental fringe-work alongside its sense of a sprout; പല്ലവം (pallavam) mentions the fringe of a cloth but chiefly means a shoot.
Common questions
What is fringe in Malayalam?
A decorative fringe is തൊങ്ങല് (thongal).
Which word do I use for the edge of a page?
അരിക് (ariku), the ordinary word for an edge or margin, with no suggestion of decoration.