Mail in Malayalam
Mail in the postal sense is തപാൽ (thapaal) in Malayalam, covering letters, parcels and the postal service itself. Electronic mail keeps its English shape as ഇമെയില് (imail). The borrowed പോസ്റ്റ് (post) is also current, now as much for online posts as for letters.
Most common translation
Post. Letters and parcels sent by mail; the postal service.
കത്ത് തപാലിൽ അയച്ചു.
kathu thapaalil ayachu.
The letter was sent by post.
All Malayalam words for “mail”
- തപാൽ (thapaal) — Post. Letters and parcels sent by mail; the postal service.
- കവചം (kavcham) — Armour, mail, jacket, amulet, talisman, casket.
- ഇമെയില് (imail) — E-mail (electronic mail).
- കവചിതം (kavachitham) — That which wears armour or mail, insulated, protected, armoured.
- പോസ്റ്റ് (post) — Post, a message put up online; also posted mail and a job position.
Watch the other sense: കവചം (kavcham) is mail as body armour, and കവചിതം (kavachitham) describes something armoured, neither having anything to do with the post.
Common questions
How do you say mail in Malayalam?
For post, say തപാൽ (thapaal).
What about e-mail?
ഇമെയില് (imail) is the usual word for electronic mail.