Glove in Malayalam
Glove is കയ്യുറ (kayyura), a transparent compound of kai, hand, and ura, a sheath or cover. The doubled yy is held briefly: kay-yu-ra. It works for cricket gloves, surgical gloves and winter gloves alike.
Most common translation
Glove.
ഈ തണുപ്പിൽ കയ്യുറ ഇടുന്നത് നല്ലതാണ്.
ee thanuppil kayyura idunnathu nallathaanu.
It is good to wear gloves in this cold.
Dictionary entry
- കയ്യുറ (kayyura) — Glove.
കയ്യുറ (kayyura) is the ordinary word for a glove of any kind, and since it literally describes a hand-cover it needs no extra qualifier in most sentences.
Common questions
What is the Malayalam word for glove?
Glove is കയ്യുറ (kayyura).
What does the word literally mean?
It is built from the words for hand and cover, so കയ്യുറ (kayyura) is literally a hand-sheath.