Hay in Malayalam

Hay is വയ്ക്കോല്‍ (vaykkol) in Malayalam, the word for dried straw fed to cattle or spread as bedding. Paddy-growing households know it well. Bits of hay and husk are also called തുരുമ്പ് (thurumb).

Most common translation

വയ്ക്കോല്‍ (vaykkol)

Hay, straw.

രാവിലെ പശുവിന് വയ്ക്കോല്‍ കൊടുത്തു.

raavile pashuvinu vaykkol koduthu

In the morning we gave hay to the cow.

All Malayalam words for “hay”

vaykkol is hay and straw in bulk, while thurumb refers to stray particles of hay or husk and also means rust.

Common questions

How do you say hay in Malayalam?

Use വയ്ക്കോല്‍ (vaykkol), meaning hay or straw.

Is there a word for stray bits of hay?

Yes, തുരുമ്പ് (thurumb).