Meal in Malayalam
A meal, above all the full rice meal of the afternoon, is ഊണ് (oonu), a short word with a long oo and the one painted on hotel boards all over Kerala. Eating a meal is listed as well, ഊണു കഴിക്കുക (oonu kazhikkuka).
Most common translation
Meal, food, feast, lunch.
ഊണ് കഴിഞ്ഞ് അവൻ ഉറങ്ങി.
oonu kazhinju avan urangi.
After dining he slept.
All Malayalam words for “meal”
- ഊണ് (oonu) — Meal, food, feast, lunch.
- ശാപ്പാട് (shaappaad) — Meal.
- ഭോജനം (bhojanam) — Food, meal, enjoyment, wealth.
- അത്താഴം (athaazham) — Dinner; the evening meal, supper.
- അരി വയ്ക്കുക (ari vaykkuka) — Cook meal.
- ഉച്ചഭക്ഷണം (ucchabhakshanam) — Lunch. The midday meal; food eaten in the middle of the day.
- ഊണു കഴിക്കുക (oonu kazhikkuka) — Have a meal, eat food, dine.
- ഒരിക്കല് (orikkal) — A Hindu religious fast (having only one meal a day).
- പ്രാതൽ (prathal) — Breakfast. The morning meal; also called raavile bhakshanam.
oonu is everyday and leans towards lunch, ഉച്ചഭക്ഷണം (ucchabhakshanam) and അത്താഴം (athaazham) name lunch and dinner precisely, ഭോജനം (bhojanam) is formal, and ശാപ്പാട് (shaappaad) is casual and chatty.
Common questions
How do you say meal in Malayalam?
ഊണ് (oonu) is the common word, often meaning a full rice meal.
Does oonu always mean lunch?
Usually it does. For the evening meal Malayalis say അത്താഴം (athaazham).