Knot in Malayalam
Neither option here is the ordinary Malayalam word for a knot tied in a rope, so it is worth being clear about that. മുട്ടി (mutti) is the closest: it means a knob or a node, the hard swollen joint on a stem or a stick, and by extension a fist or the knob at the end of a handle. Say mut-ti with a retroflex doubled t.
Knob, knot or node on a stem, fist, handle of a weapon, hammer.
മുട്ടി കൊണ്ട് ആണി അടിച്ചു കയറ്റി.
mutti kondu aani adichu kayatti.
He drove the nail in with the hammer.
All Malayalam words for “knot”
- മുട്ടി (mutti) — Knob, knot or node on a stem, fist, handle of a weapon, hammer.
- മൗലി (mouli) — Head, hair tied into a knot, peak, diadem, crown.
മുട്ടി (mutti) is a node or knob rather than a tied knot. മൗലി (mouli) is the topknot of hair gathered on the head, and also means a crown or a diadem, so it covers the knot sense only in that one hairstyle.
Common questions
How do you say knot in Malayalam?
No listed word matches a knot tied in a rope. മുട്ടി (mutti) names the knot or node on a plant stem, and മൗലി (mouli) the knot of hair on the head.
What does മൗലി (mouli) suggest to a Malayali reader?
Mostly the head itself or a crown, and in older poetry the tied-up hair of a deity, so it feels ceremonial rather than everyday.