Mate in Malayalam
Mate as one of a pair is ഇണ (ina) in Malayalam, used of animals, of birds and affectionately of people. The word also simply means a pair or twins. For a mate in the sense of a companion, speakers say കൂട്ടുകാരൻ (koottukaaran).
Most common translation
One of a pair, pair, mate, couple, lover, lady love, two, twins, twosome.
ഈ ചെരുപ്പിന്റെ ഇണ കാണുന്നില്ല.
ee cheruppinte ina kaanunnilla.
I cannot find the pair of this slipper.
All Malayalam words for “mate”
- ഇണ (ina) — One of a pair, pair, mate, couple, lover, lady love, two, twins, twosome.
- തടുക്കുക (thadukkuka) — Obstruct, hinder, stop, mate (said of animals).
- ദ്വയം (dwayam) — Two, pair, mate.
- അളിയാ (aliya) — Dude; the casual word friends use to address each other in Kerala, roughly man or mate.
- കൂട്ടുകാരൻ (koottukaaran) — Fellow, a companion or mate, the man one works, studies or travels with.
- മാറാടുക (maaraaduka) — Fight a battle, be in disorder, become irregular, oppose, disguise, impersonate, copulate or mate (by snakes).
ഇണ (ina) is the partner in a pair, ദ്വയം (dwayam) the pair itself, കൂട്ടുകാരൻ (koottukaaran) a friend or fellow, അളിയാ (aliya) a casual term of address between friends, and തടുക്കുക (thadukkuka) and മാറാടുക (maaraaduka) refer to animals mating.
Common questions
How do you say mate in Malayalam?
Use ഇണ (ina).
How would a friend address you as mate?
With അളിയാ (aliya), the casual Kerala equivalent of dude or man.