Grave in Malayalam
A grave, the pit dug for a body, is ശവക്കുഴി (shavakkuzhi), from shavam, corpse, and kuzhi, pit. It is the plain descriptive word. Christian burial in Kerala also brings in a word for a stone vault.
Most common translation
Grave.
പള്ളിയിലെ ശവക്കുഴിക്ക് സമീപം പൂക്കൾ വെച്ചു.
palliyile shavakkuzhikku sameepam pookkal vechu.
We placed flowers near the grave at the church.
All Malayalam words for “grave”
- ശവക്കുഴി (shavakkuzhi) — Grave.
- കബര് (kabar) — (Arab). burial ground, grave.
- ഗൗരവമുള്ള (gauravamulla) — Serious, grave, needing careful attention; also said of an illness that is severe.
- കല്ലറ (kallara) — Stone vault, cellar, lock-up, grave.
- കുഴി (kuzhi) — Hollow, pit, grave.
ശവക്കുഴി is the dug grave, കല്ലറ a stone tomb or vault, കബര് the Arabic-derived word used by Muslims, and ഗൗരവമുള്ള is grave as an adjective, meaning serious.
Common questions
How do you say grave in Malayalam?
ശവക്കുഴി (shavakkuzhi) for a burial grave.
What if grave means serious?
Then use ഗൗരവമുള്ള (gauravamulla), serious or needing careful attention, also said of a severe illness.