Granary in Malayalam
Granary is നെല്ലറ (nellara), built from nellu, paddy, and ara, a store room. It names the room or bin where harvested paddy is kept, not a modern industrial silo. Say nel-la-ra, holding the ll.
Most common translation
Granary, barn, main room for storing paddy.
കൊയ്ത്ത് കഴിഞ്ഞ് നെല്ലറ നിറഞ്ഞു.
koythu kazhinju nellara niranju.
After the harvest the granary was full.
Dictionary entry
- നെല്ലറ (nellara) — Granary, barn, main room for storing paddy.
നെല്ലറ (nellara) refers specifically to paddy storage in a traditional house or barn, which gives the word a rural, agricultural flavour.
Common questions
How do you say granary in Malayalam?
Granary is നെല്ലറ (nellara), the paddy store of a house or barn.
Does നെല്ലറ apply only to rice?
It names paddy storage, and Kerala uses it for the rice store of a house or a whole region. For another grain you would have to say which grain.