Horse in Malayalam
The word given for horse is അശ്വം (ashwam), said ash-wam, the Sanskrit-derived term found in poetry, mythology and formal prose. The everyday spoken word is different, and you can glimpse it inside മരക്കുതിര (marakkuthira), a wooden hobby horse.
Horse.
രാജാവിന്റെ അശ്വം വളരെ വേഗമുള്ളതായിരുന്നു.
raajaavinte ashwam valare vegamullathaayirunnu.
The king's horse was very fast.
All Malayalam words for “horse”
- അശ്വം (ashwam) — Horse.
- പുരവി (puravi) — Protection, horse, stable, elephant, field, alms.
- അശ്വവേഗം (ashwa vegam) — Speed of a horse, galloping speed.
- അശ്വാരൂഡന് (ashwaroodan) — Horse rider.
- കുതിര (kuthira) — Horse. A large animal ridden or used to pull carts.
- മരക്കുതിര (marakkuthira) — Hobby horse.
അശ്വം (ashwam) is the literary word, with അശ്വാരൂഡന് (ashwaroodan) a horse rider and അശ്വവേഗം (ashwa vegam) galloping speed; പുരവി (puravi) is an old poetic term with several unrelated senses, and മരക്കുതിര (marakkuthira) is a toy.
Common questions
How do you say horse in Malayalam?
In formal Malayalam, അശ്വം (ashwam). The colloquial word for a horse is not listed on its own, although it sits inside മരക്കുതിര (marakkuthira).
When would I hear ashwam?
In mythological stories, in names, and in compounds such as അശ്വവേഗം (ashwa vegam) for breakneck speed.