Ground in Malayalam

Ground underfoot is തറ (thara) in Malayalam, the word for the floor or the levelled earth of a yard. For ground as land or a site, സ്ഥലം (sthalam) is the usual pick, and the earth as a whole is ഭൂമി (bhoomi). Sitting on the ground is expressed with the verb ഇരിക്കുക (irikkuka).

Most common translation

തറ (thara)

Floor, ground, field, raised platform, hut, village, sacrificial altar.

തറ തുടച്ച് വൃത്തിയാക്കി.

thara thudachu vrithiyaakki.

The floor was wiped clean.

All Malayalam words for “ground”

thara is the surface you stand on, sthalam a plot or place, and bhoomi the earth and land at large.

Common questions

How do you say ground in Malayalam?

തറ (thara) covers the ground or floor underfoot.

Which word fits a piece of ground for building?

സ്ഥലം (sthalam), a plot, site or tract of land.