Infantry in Malayalam
കാലാള്പ്പട (kaalaalppada) is the word for infantry, a compound of the term for a soldier who goes on foot and the word for a troop or force. Military writing and accounts of old Kerala armies use it without alternatives. The first element on its own names the individual foot soldier.
Infantry, foot soldier.
രാജാവിന്റെ കാലാള്പ്പട മുന്നോട്ടു നീങ്ങി.
raajaavinte kaalaalppada munnottu neengi.
The king's infantry moved forward.
Dictionary entry
- കാലാള്പ്പട (kaalaalppada) — Infantry, foot soldier.
The compound is collective, so it names the body of troops; for one soldier the first element is used alone.
Common questions
How do you say infantry in Malayalam?
കാലാള്പ്പട (kaalaalppada), literally the force of foot soldiers.
How do you name the other branches?
The same word for a troop or force is compounded with the word for the relevant arm, which is how cavalry, elephant corps and artillery are formed in older military Malayalam.