Iron in Malayalam
Iron the metal is ഇരുമ്പ് (irumbu) in Malayalam. The word is thoroughly everyday and also turns up in talk of strength and hardness.
Most common translation
The metal iron.
ഈ ഗേറ്റ് ഇരുമ്പുകൊണ്ടാണ്.
ee gettu irumpukondaanu.
This gate is made of iron.
All Malayalam words for “iron”
- ഇരുമ്പ് (irumbu) — The metal iron.
- തേക്കുക (thekkuka) — Rub, smear, whet, scrub, to iron.
- ദൃഢം (drudam) — Sth. strong, sturdy, hard, rigid, substantial, iron, steel.
- നിര്യാണം (nirayanam) — Death, salvation, rope for fastening cattle, iron.
- കമ്പി (kambi) — Rod, a long thin bar of metal, an iron rod or wire.
- ലോഹം (loham) — Metal, a hard shiny material such as iron, copper or gold.
ഇരുമ്പ് (irumbu) is the metal, ലോഹം (loham) is metal in general, കമ്പി (kambi) is an iron rod or wire, തേക്കുക (thekkuka) is the verb to iron clothes, and ദൃഢം (drudam) and നിര്യാണം (nirayanam) mention iron only among other senses.
Common questions
How do you say iron in Malayalam?
ഇരുമ്പ് (irumbu) for the metal.
How do I say to iron clothes?
തേക്കുക (thekkuka), the verb for rubbing or pressing.