Gate in Malayalam
Gate is ഗേറ്റ് (gettu) in Malayalam, the English word adapted with a final vowel, used of the gate in a wall or fence at the entrance of a compound. It is the everyday choice in cities and villages alike. Older native words survive in formal and temple contexts.
Most common translation
Gate, the door in a wall or fence at the entrance of a compound.
അവൻ ഗേറ്റ് തുറന്നു.
avan gettu thurannu.
He opened the gate.
All Malayalam words for “gate”
- ഗേറ്റ് (gettu) — Gate, the door in a wall or fence at the entrance of a compound.
- ദ്വാരം (dwaaram) — Hole, cleft, door, gate.
- പ്രവേശനം (praveshanam) — Entering, getting in, door, gate, entrance.
- ഗോപുരം (gopuram) — Storeyed building, gate tower, main gate of a temple or city.
- പടിവാതില് (padivathil) — Outer gate.
ദ്വാരം (dwaaram) is a formal door or gateway, പ്രവേശനം (praveshanam) is entry or an entrance, ഗോപുരം (gopuram) is a temple gate tower, and പടിവാതില് (padivathil) is the outer gate of a house.
Common questions
How do you say gate in Malayalam?
Say ഗേറ്റ് (gettu).
What is a temple gate tower called?
ഗോപുരം (gopuram).