Lunch in Malayalam
Lunch in Kerala is ഊണ് (oonu), the midday meal and, by extension, a full rice meal or feast. Invitations to eat at noon use it without any further qualification. The explicit compound ഉച്ചഭക്ഷണം (ucchabhakshanam) is the formal choice for schedules and notices.
Most common translation
Meal, food, feast, lunch.
ഊണ് കഴിഞ്ഞ് അവൻ ഉറങ്ങി.
oonu kazhinju avan urangi.
After dining he slept.
All Malayalam words for “lunch”
- ഊണ് (oonu) — Meal, food, feast, lunch.
- ഉച്ചഭക്ഷണം (ucchabhakshanam) — Lunch. The midday meal; food eaten in the middle of the day.
ഊണ് (oonu) is the spoken word and can mean any substantial meal, while ഉച്ചഭക്ഷണം (ucchabhakshanam) pins the meaning to the food eaten in the middle of the day.
Common questions
How do you say lunch in Malayalam?
Say ഊണ് (oonu).
Which word appears on official notices?
ഉച്ചഭക്ഷണം (ucchabhakshanam), the formal term for the midday meal.