Furrow in Malayalam
A furrow in the general sense of a line or groove is a വര (vara), the same word used for a drawn line, a wrinkle and a scar. It is short, common and understood everywhere.
Most common translation
Line, mark, furrow, wrinkle, scar, script (sth.written).
പേപ്പറിൽ ഒരു വര വരയ്ക്കൂ.
paperil oru vara varaykkoo.
Draw a line on the paper.
All Malayalam words for “furrow”
- വര (vara) — Line, mark, furrow, wrinkle, scar, script (sth.written).
- പൊഴി (pozhi) — Sand bank between the sea and back waters (which disappears during monsoon), furrow for sowing seed in the ploughed field, groove.
വര (vara) is any line, groove or wrinkle, including the furrows on a forehead, while പൊഴി (pozhi) is more specific and names the furrow made for sowing seed in a ploughed field, as well as a sandbar at a river mouth.
Common questions
How do you say furrow in Malayalam?
വര (vara) is the general word for a furrow, line or groove.
Which word does a farmer use?
പൊഴി (pozhi), the word for the sowing furrow cut in ploughed ground.