Hograt in Malayalam
The hog rat, better known as the bandicoot, is പെരുച്ചാഴി (peruchazhi) in Malayalam. Farmers in Kerala use the word for the large burrowing rat that raids paddy fields and gardens.
Most common translation
Hograt, bandicoot.
അടുക്കളയിൽ ഒരു പെരുച്ചാഴി ഓടി.
adukkalayil oru peruchazhi odi.
A bandicoot ran in the kitchen.
Dictionary entry
- പെരുച്ചാഴി (peruchazhi) — Hograt, bandicoot.
One entry serves here, and it covers both the hog rat and the bandicoot without distinction.
Common questions
How do you say hograt in Malayalam?
It is പെരുച്ചാഴി (peruchazhi), the same word used for the bandicoot.
Is this an ordinary house rat?
No, it is the much larger burrowing rat found in fields and compounds.