Goat in Malayalam
A goat is an ആട് (aad) in Malayalam, one short syllable with a long aa and a retroflex d. The same word covers sheep, so the animal meant is usually clear from the setting. Village speech uses it constantly.
Most common translation
Goat, sheep.
ആട് ഇല തിന്നുന്നു.
adu ila thinnunnu.
The goat is eating leaves.
All Malayalam words for “goat”
- ആട് (aad) — Goat, sheep.
- അകിട് (akidu) — Udder (of cattle, goat, etc).
- പീച്ചുക (peechuka) — Squirt, syringe, stagger, milk a cow, goat, etc.
- ബലിയാട് (baliyadu) — Sacrificial animal, scape goat, victim.
ആട് (aad) is the animal, അകിട് (akidu) its udder, and ബലിയാട് (baliyadu) a sacrificial animal, which is where the English scapegoat comes in.
Common questions
How do you say goat in Malayalam?
ആട് (aad), which also covers sheep.
How do I say scapegoat?
ബലിയാട് (baliyadu), literally a sacrificial animal.