Heap in Malayalam
A heap or pile is കൂമ്പാരം (koombaram) in Malayalam, used of rubbish, sand or grain piled up. It names a sizeable heap in particular. Collecting things into a heap is the verb സ്വരൂപിക്കുക (swaroopikkuka).
Most common translation
A big heap.
മുറ്റത്ത് മണലിന്റെ കൂമ്പാരം ഉണ്ട്.
muttathu manalinte koombaram undu.
There is a heap of sand in the yard.
All Malayalam words for “heap”
- കൂമ്പാരം (koombaram) — A big heap.
- രാശി (raashi) — Multitude, heap, any one of the 12 signs of the Zodiac, a gold coin of olden times.
- നികരം (nikaram) — Multitude, treasure, heap.
- വൃന്ദം (vrindam) — Group, multitude, a heap, herd.
- ശേഖരം (shegaram) — Crest jewel, crown, branch, best of the lot, tuft of hair, collection, heap, what is gathered or collected.
- സഞ്ചയം (sanchayam) — Group, collection, heap, quantity.
- സ്വരൂപിക്കുക (swaroopikkuka) — Collect, earn, save (money), heap.
- പൊലി (poli) — Heap of corn before winnowing, measure of yield or harvest, interest paid in kind, donation, light.
koombaram is a physical pile, while രാശി (raashi), നികരം (nikaram) and സഞ്ചയം (sanchayam) are more literary words for a mass or collection.
Common questions
How do you say heap in Malayalam?
Use കൂമ്പാരം (koombaram) for a heap or big pile.
Which word also means a zodiac sign?
രാശി (raashi), which carries both the sense of a heap and of a sign of the zodiac.