Jack in Malayalam
Jack here means the jack tree, and the everyday Malayalam name is പിലാവ് (pilavu). The more classical word പനസം (panasam) covers the tree and its fruit together.
Most common translation
Jack tree.
തൊടിയിലെ പിലാവ് നിറയെ ചക്കയുണ്ട്.
thodiyile pilaavu niraye chakkayundu
The jack tree in the garden is full of jackfruit.
All Malayalam words for “jack”
- പിലാവ് (pilavu) — Jack tree.
- പനസം (panasam) — Jack tree, jack fruit, thorn.
- പുഴുക്ക് (puzhukku) — Vegetable preparation made by cooking (stewing) banana, tubers, yam, jack fruit, etc.
പിലാവ് (pilavu) is the tree, പനസം (panasam) the tree and the fruit, and പുഴുക്ക് (puzhukku) is a stewed dish in which jackfruit, banana and tubers are cooked.
Common questions
How do you say jack in Malayalam?
For the jack tree say പിലാവ് (pilavu); പനസം (panasam) is the more literary word.
Is there a word for the fruit?
പനസം (panasam) takes in the fruit as well as the tree.