Head in Malayalam
Malayalam words whose English meaning includes “head”:
- അദ്ധ്യക്ഷന് (addhyakshan) — Superintendent, chairman, head of the department, president, leader.
- ഉറുമാല് (urumal) — Kerchief (for tying round the head), hand kerchief.
- കുമ്പിടുക (kumbiduka) — Bow in reverence bend the head respectfully, salute, greet.
- ചൂടുക (chooduka) — Wear on the head, be crowned.
- ജാലകം (jaalakam) — Window, lattice-window, fresh flower bud, multitude, the calyx as it appears before budding, ornament for the head, fraud.
- തലകുലുക്കല് (thalakulukkal) — Nodding the head, a sign of agreement.
- തലമുടി (thalamudi) — Hair (on the head).
- തിരുമുടി (thirumudi) — The royal head, crown (on the head of a king or deity).
- നടുതല (naduthala) — Plants or seeds for cultivation, tubers, etc. harvested once a year, the crown of the head.
- നില (nila) — Condition, state, position, a fathom depth, (water level up to one's head), standing, camp, stature, manners, storey of a building.
- പൊത്തുക (pothuka) — Hide, cover, close; anoint the head with oil, perform oblations to the manes, add faggots to make the fire burn.
- മുടി (mudi) — Hair, head, top, crown, sheaf or stalks of corn, a bundle.
- മൂര്ദ്ധ (moorddha) — Top of the head, head, forehead, the top.
- മൗലി (mouli) — Head, hair tied into a knot, peak, diadem, crown.
- യജമാനന് (yajamaanan) — A man who performs Yaga at his own expense, one who has a Yaga performed, owner, master, lord, boss, head of the house-hold.
- ശീര്ഷം (sheersham) — Head.