Mining in Malayalam

Digging into the earth, and so mining, is ഖനനം (gananam). It takes in burrowing and excavation as well. The machine that does the work is a ഖനനയന്ത്രം (gananayanthram).

Most common translation

ഖനനം (gananam)

Digging, burrowing, mining.

പുഴയോരത്ത് മണൽ ഖനനം നിരോധിച്ചു.

puzhayoraththu manal gananam nirodhichu.

Sand digging near the river was banned.

All Malayalam words for “mining”

gananam is the activity of digging or mining, while gananayanthram is the excavator itself.

Common questions

What is mining in Malayalam?

ഖനനം (gananam) is the word for mining.

What is an excavator called?

ഖനനയന്ത്രം (gananayanthram), a machine for digging or mining.